A Supreme Race of Aliens

[Toefur]

This could probably tie in with the bullfighting thing, but this thought of mine arose from a thread on my own forums about humans being a supposed 'higher species'.

I often hear people saying things such as, "It's only bulls!" (As someone said about Bulls being slaughtered, in the bullfighting thread - but please let's not start talking about that in here).

People say it is alright to slaughter animals in their millions for our own consumption.

People say it is alright to test things on animals because they aren't as worthy as humans, and because it helps us.

People say it is better to put an animals life at risk instead of a humans.

Some people claim it's perfectly alright, the things we do to animals and the way we treat them, because we are higher up on the food chain.

Now... what if one day some sort of alien species who were fleeing their a reason that doesn't matter... decided to come here and live on planet earth with us.

Let's say this is an extremely advanced race, and super intelligent.

Compared to them... we are about as dumb as dirty old cows. What if to them, our language and the way we sit around doing stuff all day, seemed like a sign of stupidity and lack of intelligence... so it became obvious to them that they were 'above us'.

Worth more than us.

So they wanted to farm us in the millions for their eating needs; because after much brutal and inhumane testing on us, they discovered that we humans were extremely healthy to the mighty aliens.

They also thought up cool sports, in which we got brutually tortured, but they enjoyed it; and couldn't see anything wrong with it, as well... after all, it's only humans.

Which of course... to the aliens, are like cows are to us.

So these aliens see humans as being here to provide for their needs, since it is obvious we are one below them on the food chain. So they slaughter us for food, experiment on us for medicines, and play painful sports with us.

Would this be right or wrong?

Hypotheticals are so fun. :classic2:

[shizzle]

I'll change my mind when the next alien comes to me with a cattle prod.

[Toefur]

Originally posted by Ragzz
I'll change my mind when the next alien comes to me with a cattle prod.

But what is your answer to the question? :classic2:

[Canuckkev]

Very true. I just read the book "The War of the Worlds" and essentially some Martians come and try to take over the world. Eventually bacteria kills them, which is quite hilarious.

Anyways, if aliens come to earth and want to eat us, well, we are lower on the food chain.

Very good point. Hell, I don't want to be farmed. I don't think any animal would like to be farmed.

I don't know, good point. We are all just animals.

[Webdude]

As long as they make me a breeder, I'd have no problem with it :D

[}:8) Supermoo]

Originally posted by Toefur
we are about as dumb as dirty old cows.

Dirty, old, cows? :confused:

I'm not one of them am I Toefur? ;)


As for your question:

Hypothetically, we wouldn't be able enough to realise our impending doom (maybe Matrix style). Or would we? Do cows/bulls know of their possible impending death?

Although that by no means makes it morally correct, and by some of the treatment of cows when they are killed, to put it plainly would not be very nice at all. :(

Although you could argue that if their were a supirior race, they could infact have a higher moral understanding and thus, leave us alone in our own bit of space. Maybe evening up the tables a bit by giving the other species a little advantage, like say, letting cattle communicate via the Internet. ;)

[meow]

:rolleyes:
:rolleyes:

:eek: Excuuuuse me! Are you two gonna mate?

Dirty, dirty mods here. :confused2

[}:8) Supermoo]

Originally posted by meow
:rolleyes:
:rolleyes:

:eek: Excuuuuse me! Are you two gonna mate?

Dirty, dirty mods here. :confused2

What the??? :confused:

[coldturkey]

Something new to think about.... hmmm.

Still, even if the aliens were super advanced, we would be smart enough to communicate with them, and we would be friends :) wait a sec, anyone watch "Mars Attacks" we still won in the end

[Akalon]

Originally posted by coldturkey
wait a sec, anyone watch "Mars Attacks" we still won in the end

We win in every "alien attack" film.

[coldturkey]

Originally posted by Akalon


We win in every "alien attack" film.

mua hahaha internet power. We can order some old russian tanks online and fws.net can unite to make an army

[meow]

Originally posted by }:8) Supermoo


What the??? :confused:
Look at what Webdude said just above you, cow.

[}:8) Supermoo]

Originally posted by meow
Look at what Webdude said just above you, cow.

Ahh, so your saying Webdude wants to breed with females, and that makes all moderators dirty? :confused2

[meow]

:confused2
The alians see us as beef. Webdude thinks that's OK as long as he can be a breeder (assuming he's gonna do the job himself). Enters cow. Cow = beef.

[Jan]

Cows are the female of the bovine species ;)