this thread makes me want to

Because they don't feel threatened by us. Just like you don't feel threatened by a lion in a zoo.

Stating that their little bacteria when you look how far we have evolved and how many different species there are is just as narrow ;\

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But we aren't in a zoo. Were not in cages, were free and fully functional to do whatever we want. If you see a lion in a natural habitat are you going to try and rationalize with it?

This post was edited by impulse155 on Dec 24 2011 10:40pm

From the perspective of someone who has mastered interstellar travel, being confined to the earth is comparable to being confined to a cage.

you kidding me? we are trapped on this planet. If we got off this planet then things may change, but as things stand now, this solar system is our cage.

And what happens when were not confined to earth?
It would be like putting 2 different species in the wild life.
What happens when you put a lion vs a deer? The deer runs away or gets slaughtered. Too bad if they mastered interstellar travel we cant run too far, so its basically like were getting abused in that cage.
What happens when you put a lion against something more capable of fighting? You get a battle.

There's many science fiction stories which answer that question, and they provide many different possible answers.

Such as?

no it wouldn't

the lion does that for survival. if you're saying we have to kill and eat aliens to survive...

Orson Scott Card if you like books

Gene Roddenberry if you like movies

but ofc there's so many others