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Just had a thought. He says that a civilization that can construct a Dyson shell would be so advanced, they wouldn't need to. Well, who says they'd need to? As stated in 'Shore Leave', even godlike beings need to play once in a while. Maybe it was a science project?
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WHOA!! major disconnect......just went from a lengthy off topic discourse right back on topic BAM. I think I need to sit down .
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It would be one hell of a waste of resources if they just did it for a laugh.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Just had a thought. He says that a civilization that can construct a Dyson shell would be so advanced, they wouldn't need to. Well, who says they'd need to? As stated in 'Shore Leave', even godlike beings need to play once in a while. Maybe it was a science project?
I could buy them building it as a scientific experiment, however. Though you'd expect them to dismantle it again when they were done.
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"Dude - let's build this Dyson shell, and just watch the looks on the faces of some primitive carbon-based lifeforms when they discover it!"
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I've figured it out! The Dyson Sphere was built by the Alterans/Ancients! Think about it; 1. insanely massive resource-intensive project, 2. No real practical purpose except really "because we can," 3. Indicates the creators enjoyed playing God, 4. Left sitting vacant for millennia only to become a deathtrap or spark some other sort of catastrophe. Sounds like the Ancients to me!Sionnach Glic wrote:It would be one hell of a waste of resources if they just did it for a laugh.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Just had a thought. He says that a civilization that can construct a Dyson shell would be so advanced, they wouldn't need to. Well, who says they'd need to? As stated in 'Shore Leave', even godlike beings need to play once in a while. Maybe it was a science project?
I could buy them building it as a scientific experiment, however. Though you'd expect them to dismantle it again when they were done.
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*Looks at some of the stuff the US government has done, along with other eccentric but rich people*Sionnach Glic wrote:It would be one hell of a waste of resources if they just did it for a laugh.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Just had a thought. He says that a civilization that can construct a Dyson shell would be so advanced, they wouldn't need to. Well, who says they'd need to? As stated in 'Shore Leave', even godlike beings need to play once in a while. Maybe it was a science project?
I could buy them building it as a scientific experiment, however. Though you'd expect them to dismantle it again when they were done.
Your point?
lol, sorry. But it's just... well, why not? Considering Q and Trelane-and yes, I know Trelane was a kid-why wouldn't they do it for shits and giggles?
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Seems like a good enough reason to me. After all, noone really needed the pyramids for example.....Sonic Glitch wrote:[ 2. No real practical purpose except really "because we can,"
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Sure they did.Atekimogus wrote:...After all, noone really needed the pyramids for example.....
They were landing platforms for alien spacecraft. Duh.
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And then how else are we supposed to keep the souls of dead Pharaohs from escaping in their search for the afterlife and coming back to kill us all?Tsukiyumi wrote:Sure they did.Atekimogus wrote:Seems like a good enough reason to me. After all, noone really needed the pyramids for example.....Sonic Glitch wrote:[ 2. No real practical purpose except really "because we can,"
They were landing platforms for alien spacecraft. Duh.
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Yeah, building the Dyson shell might not have been 'necessary' by whatever alien race did, but that hasn't stopped a lot of things from becoming reality.
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That's it, Sonic! The Dyson shell was actually the tomb of the builder race's emperors!
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Of course! [/M_Bison] it's a giant tomb world, nothing more than the universe's biggest cemetery!
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RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:*Looks at some of the stuff the US government has done, along with other eccentric but rich people*
Yeah, you may have a point there.
It's a fair enough point. Hell, maybe it was built merely as a monument to their own glory. It's not as though there isn't plenty of modern day governments who've created similarly massive wastes of resources.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Yeah, building the Dyson shell might not have been 'necessary' by whatever alien race did, but that hasn't stopped a lot of things from becoming reality.
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Thank you, Sionnach. I appreciate you doing that. I mean look at Mount Rushmore.
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I'm going to have a t-shirt made with this on it.Sionnach Glic wrote:
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939