Lives of the Great Beasts

David Stockhoff · 02 Jul 2010, 21:15 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:15:15 -0400
Subject: (urth) Lives of the Great Beasts
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I didn't mention "special" motivation. For all I know they're bored.

In which case, still---why Urth?

Lane Haygood wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:17 PM, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:
>   
>> Nice idea. I always wondered what their motivation was, in taking an
>> interest in Urth among all the planets and races that might be out there.
>>     
>
> Why do they need special motivation to be interested in earth, if they
> are but one of many interstellar/cosmic beasts?  What if Erebus or
> Abaia are on Urth by some accident instead of design, and they merely
> seek to dominate and enslave whatever they happen to find in their
> path?
>
> Or why set such paltry spatial limits on them in the first place?
> Maybe they exist on and are conscious of many worlds simultaneously.
>
> Let's not go artificially limiting our cosmic horrors with human failings.
>
> LH
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