As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Alien Contact (part 5)
Of course, all of these steps assume quite a lot. One very large and common assumption held today is the belief that alien life will be simpler than us. It might be something very basic, in the form of a micro-organism, or if it is complex and sentient, it might still be in a very primitive state of civilization. Hostility, however, could easily result regardless of what stage an alien civilization has progressed to, because it is very likely that there will be pressure to preserve resources. Food, water, technology, or simply land itself all have been fought over in countless wars on earth. How often have we peacefully be in agreement when drawing up our borders? It is hard to imagine that things will be any different if we discover an intelligent alien species out there. Rather than hoping that they aren't more advanced technologically than we are, maybe it would be better to hope we don't find them at all. For their sakes, at least.
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