Talk:Science Fiction Challenge/No Working Title

Suppose there was no disease; suppose people lived until 900; suppose people were all pretty happy; suppose modes of production were mechanized to some ridiculous degree. What would this look like? Would we all be cows, essentially? Perhaps we could advance technology and the general state of knowledge, and/or simply do other things we enjoy. Emesee 05:48, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

"finding earth like planets in droves. First there was more than a trickle.. then a flow, then hundreds, then thousands." <-- Starting with this assumption, let's explore the idea that some other earth-like planet long ago (maybe 1,000,000,000 years ago) started sending spacecraft out to explore distant star systems. For convenience, let's call these space aliens the "Huaoshy". For this story, let's assume that the speed of light is an absolute speed limit for our universe. To facilitate the exploration of distant planets, the Huaoshy sent out spacecraft with sophisticated artificial lifeforms on board, not biological crew members. Next, let's assume that these artificial life forms were to arrive in the Solar System just when the average human life span had reached 900 years. Imagine that from the perspective of the Earthlings, the alien visitors are so technologically advanced as to seem god-like. How would the Earthlings react to the arrival of the aliens? Would humans seek immortality or would the people of Earth create a new life form that would rise above our weaknesses and limitations? --JWSchmidt (discuss • contribs) 02:14, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

our weaknesses and limitations

Assume that when the aliens arrive on Earth, they explain to the Earthlings that humans have no soul. However, the advanced science of the Huaoshy allows for creation of artificial life forms that do have a soul. Would humans willingly replace themselves with a new form of life that has a "soul" as defined by the advanced science of the aliens? --JWSchmidt (discuss • contribs) 07:32, 13 May 2015 (UTC)