We have a lot of these 'aliens invade earth' films with massive ships, impenetrable shields and death rays that incinerate everything in its path. Does it never occur that we could be those aliens in the future. Much like Columbus discovering America?
Any thoughts on humans being the genocidal aliens?
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Has anyone ever seen the old SNL skit where we get invaded by the alien equivalent of British Redcoats?
Might have been Belucci era or soon after.
They even muse about where these dorks got an interstellar spaceship.
Not all aliens are more advanced than us, just the ones who have conquered interstellar travel. Those who haven't aren't able to reach us....
shareA race capable of invading another planet is, by definition, more advanced than us.
Being invaded by our own future is an intriguing thought, but it's hard to imagine why future humans would want to exterminate earlier humans. If you want to wipe out your own species, why go into the past to do it? Just blow up the planet in the present...
they're always more advanced because they came from a planet or galaxy far far away. Outside of our milky way galaxy and solar system. Of course they have to be far more advanced to be able to reach Earth. When we get far more advanced, I'm sure we will start invading other planets. That hasn't really come yet, has it?
I really don't see what your question is all about. You wouldn't expect aliens to invade in little rickety boats and have spears and loin cloths, now would you?
The OP's question in the title doesn't reflect what he's posing in the actual post. He's asking, why is it always that we're the inferior race that's being invaded, rather than humans invading other planets. As answered quite well by several posts down the chain (about once every week or so), there are plenty of SciFi films where humans are the invaders, and aliens are primitive.
sharethat is the whole point - we are the inferior race/species because of the fact that these aliens coming from another galaxy altogether are the ones invading us. And one of the most obvious reason is that they have a higher degree of advanced technology, hence the reason for them to be able to come to earth and invade it.
shareto invade a planet you need technology that's far more advanced that what we have. How to realize this? We've never invaded a planet
shareBecause if they managed to get to Earth they have better technology.
shareIf we were more advanced then you wouldn't have a movie. How would they get to our planet since we haven't figured out space travel yet as a species.
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