true tom. However you also get evil races in drwho like the dalecs and well in trek the borg. I always wandered what would happen if first contact with us humans was with the borg. That really would put a damper on things. we would exist to a point, present day after which we would be borg. If startrek was like that I think it would be quite a short series. At 10:07 a.m. 10/03/2008, you wrote: >Hi, >Yeah, though 0, 0, 1 is an actual coordinate called a 3d vector. It >makes sense that they would use 3d vectors in space since space is a 3d >environment. Though, why earth would be 0, 0, 1 is beyond me. We are >actually on the outer arm of the Milky Way galaxy, far from the center >of our galaxy, which would assume to me that we should be on a point far >away from 0, 0, 1. >However, then again we humans are such vain creatures, and have always >desired to state that our world is at the center of the universe. Before >the age of enlightenment religious groups such as the Catholic Church >declared it was haracy to state the Earth was not the center of the >universe. You would be put to death or torchered for merely suggesting >that the Earth orbited the sun, and that our solar system was one of >billions in a very large universe. Never mind the interesting question >is their intelligent life beyond Earth? >That is actually one of the reasons I like Star Trek. It calls out to >the intelectual in me. It is nice to think about what the human race >could be like in three or four hundred years. Will, the human race >destroy itself in some foolish war over greed, religion, and power, or >will mankind finally grow up and begin to answer the questions that have >puzzled us for centuries. There is no question that the concepts of >visitors from the stars or other planets goes way back into the deepest >roots of human history. Yet, even today in 2008 the topic of aliens and >UFOs is a hot topic with no conclusive results one way or another. >Either you believe or you don't. It would be nice to find answers one >way or the other though. > >Stefen Hudson wrote: >> "There are no terms. You will disarm all your weapons and escort us without >> further diversion to sector 001, where we will begin assimilating your >> culture and technology." >> Yet another example of named sectors. >> >> > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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