Sunday, September 26, 2010
To boldly rush in
The UN has appointed an ambassador to ET.
Tolerant. Of course.
The final and most perfect illustration of the Egomorphic and Suicidal God of our ruling class.
I, Mazlan Othperson, am God, therefore I know in advance all of the "sensitivities" of the aliens. It doesn't matter that we have absolutely no conception of how such critters might behave or what they might want or whether "want" would have any meaning to them or whether "meaning" would have any meaning to them. Nope, none of that matters because I, Mazlan Othperson, am God. I, Mazlan Othperson, know with 100% certainty that God must be a lot like Me except not quite as smart, and I also know with 100% certainty that the aliens must be a lot like Me except not quite as smart. Therefore I, Mazlan Othperson, am authorized by Me to abjectly surrender on behalf of The Planet, authorized by Me to let the aliens kill all these sinful humans. The aliens will not kill Me, of course. They will save Me and admire Me and worship Me, of course, because I, Mazlan Othperson, am God.
We're fucked.
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But on the other hand, an Islamic female ambassador may have certain advantages in dealing with aliens.
[Artistic note: Yes, I know Malaysian Muslims are on the soft side and don't do the whole burqa thing, but this makes the cartoon work.] ¶ 5:47 AM
Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, expects to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials make contact. ... Mrs Othman is currently head of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).
In a recent talk to fellow scientists, she said: “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials.
“When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination.”
Opinion is divided about how future extraterrestrial visitors should be greeted. Under the Outer Space Treaty on 1967, which Unoosa oversees, UN members agreed to protect Earth against contamination by alien species by “sterilising” them.
Mrs Othman is understood to support a more tolerant approach.
Tolerant. Of course.
The final and most perfect illustration of the Egomorphic and Suicidal God of our ruling class.
I, Mazlan Othperson, am God, therefore I know in advance all of the "sensitivities" of the aliens. It doesn't matter that we have absolutely no conception of how such critters might behave or what they might want or whether "want" would have any meaning to them or whether "meaning" would have any meaning to them. Nope, none of that matters because I, Mazlan Othperson, am God. I, Mazlan Othperson, know with 100% certainty that God must be a lot like Me except not quite as smart, and I also know with 100% certainty that the aliens must be a lot like Me except not quite as smart. Therefore I, Mazlan Othperson, am authorized by Me to abjectly surrender on behalf of The Planet, authorized by Me to let the aliens kill all these sinful humans. The aliens will not kill Me, of course. They will save Me and admire Me and worship Me, of course, because I, Mazlan Othperson, am God.
We're fucked.
= = = = =
But on the other hand, an Islamic female ambassador may have certain advantages in dealing with aliens.
[Artistic note: Yes, I know Malaysian Muslims are on the soft side and don't do the whole burqa thing, but this makes the cartoon work.] ¶ 5:47 AM
