--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "jmhcustomart" <jmhcustomart_at_y...> wrote:
>
> Whether such creatures exist elsewhere (and I'm quite sure they
> do), or whether people decide to create such creatures, I'm afraid
> the ending would be the same. Human beings, as a species, cannot
> even get along with their own kind. Humans often look down upon
> everything and everyone else, and this may well lead to a sort
> of "god-complex". While I have no doubt that fans of furry art and
> such would embrace such fantastic creatures, the majority of the
> population would, unfortunately, either recoil in horror or try to
> kill the creatures. This, unfortunately, is human nature, to kill
> what you don't understand. It's a shame, because I'm sure we could
> have all progressed so much further if ignorance weren't holding
back
> our species. As you can tell, I have little faith in society, and
> the many mindless sheep which seem to encompass it. :(
> But this is a most interesting and provocative discussion. Thank
> you for offering your insightful views and statements. Who knows?
> Maybe we'll all get our acts together one day...
>
> --JMH
And truth be told, anything that is sentient will have knowledge of
good and evil. So therefore, what makes one think that such beings
would be better than humans? Ever hear of an old sci-fi TV series
called V? In it, an advanced reptilian race of sentient beings
disguised as humans come from another world and slowly take over the
Earth, reducing humans to meals to be eaten because they are so
arrogant towards humans--though a few do ally themselves with humans.
There are also a few sci-fi furry stories where anthropomorphic
beings behave just as brutally towards their own.
For all light that shines in the universe, the darkest shadows are
cast.
-Brandon Payne
Received on Wed Dec 04 2002 - 06:52:30 CST