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Originally Posted by apolloman
Mr. Hellyer went on to say, "I'm so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something."
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I am so amused/appalled by the concept of an "intergalactic war" that I felt I had to say something.
I suspect that Mr. Hellyer doesn't even know what a galaxy is. I also suspect that any civilization advanced enough to travel between galaxies would have different priorities than waging "war" upon the civilizations in the other galaxy.
It is ignorance at best, and arrogance at worst, to project our own variety of monkey emotions and concerns onto hypothetical cosmic civilizations. We are hagridden by violent conflict and we assume the aliens will be as well. Authors write (and the public consumes) endless stories in which the evil BEMs ravage and pillage Earth; perhaps because that's what we would do if we could.
And now this precious little fellow thinks that the behavior of one species on one tiny planet could somehow spawn a conflict that spans billions of light years. This is like observing two dogs snarling at each other near the corner grocery store and saying they may very well start another world war.
"Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!" -- George Bernard Shaw