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you've got to think deeper.

the concept of self respect itself may be alien to "aliens".

it's a human construct / concept.

also, stop calling them aliens. it is disrespectful.

(otherwise they might zap us with their thought cannon, compared to which light sabers are like toothpicks.)

they have as much right to be in this universe as we have. the term "alien" is a human and sci-fi construct. and sci-fi is, well, fi(ction).

call them extra terrestrial beings, or just other beings.

we need to realise that other beings can have other sets of values than we do, or even none. heck, they may not even have the concept of values. and there is nothing wrong with that.

i can go on, but I'll stop here. my other being friends are calling me for a get together.



Well, they are alien to us, but that doesn't mean we need to alienate them.

A being is also a human construct / concept.


>Well, they are alien to us, but that doesn't mean we need to alienate them.

True. I didn't see anyone saying that here.

>A being is also a human construct / concept.

Yep. It can be an alien one too, though.


I mean, there are humans without values. We don’t have to go far.


if you mean hitler, he was an alien.




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