--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Miguel Madrigal's mom is hot"
<my.resistance_at_...> wrote:
>
> so humans got there butts wooped and the rest of the other species
began to
> evolve without ant interventions from us. I mean theres got to be
at least
> a small isolated group of human they can't have all died out, right
>
You know how, in our world, there are unexplained sightings of such
creatures as the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, etcetera? And lots of
folks believe those may be surviving dinosaurs or early humans,
right? Well, it'd kinda be the same way in the trio's world. There
are rumors of human sightings, as well as other primates. (You did
notice there were no primates in their world, right? Since humans are
believed to be distant descendants of primates, it would stand to
reason that many of those critters would've been killed off, just as
the humans were, while the other sentient species were evolving and
laying claim to territories).
Scientists in their world wouldn't have a precise picture of a
human, since all they would have to go on for evidence would be early
cave paintings and such. Due to that speculation, it's possible that
the human species could be viewed as we view monsters or aliens; there
would even possibly be conventions or fandoms around such things.
Now ask yourself this: if we, as a species, happened upon a
few "alien" creatures (or "alien" to our eyes), which do you
realistically think our species would do? Would we embrace this new
species and learn to live alongside them, or would we capture,
dissect, or otherwise wipe them off the planet? I'm talking
realistically here; since we, as a species, cannot even get along with
others of our own kind simply because they appear different, what
chances would a sentient species, however dissimilar, possibly stand?
This would likely be the view of sentient anthro species as well.
But, again, not necessarily. It could be our drive to be the dominant
species is uniquely human, and therefore, would not be a part of an
anthro species' upbringing or nature. But I wouldn't be surprised if
their society would, at least initially, treat a new race as alien and
hostile. After all, that's what we do, and that's all we know,
right? ;)
--JMH
Received on Fri Sep 19 2008 - 12:45:19 CDT