I've often wondered this. If you could take a random person from different eras and plunk them into the present (even allowing for some sort of "techno-magic language translation"), how would they adjust?...
Maybe advanced aliens cultures also have an advanced empathy towards developing civilizations, humans have evolved empathy and while not perfect it is more advanced than most of the less intelligent animals on earth. Yes we still decimate lesser creatures without much thought or caring but we also are able to show compassion towards suffering and endangered species and humanity seems to be working towards living with less impact to the biological systems that have nurtured our development. I like to think that any advanced alien civilizations would have learned to live while causing as little impact as possible to other evolving lifeforms. We may seem boring to them but with space being rather large, having anyone to talk to or learn from might be worth keeping rather than destroying them or sacking the place for raw materials.
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I've often wondered this. If you could take a random person from different eras and plunk them into the present (even allowing for some sort of "techno-magic language translation"), how would they adjust?...
Already been done dude: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00... Bodacious!
Evil Duke: Put them in the iron maiden.
Ted: Iron Maiden?
Bill, Ted: Excellent!
[air guitar]
Evil Duke: Execute them.
Bill, Ted: Bogus!
Can't people just go to work an hour later during winter and quit all this screwing around with the clocks!
I'd prefer to got to work an hour earlier in summer if possible...
Maybe advanced aliens cultures also have an advanced empathy towards developing civilizations, humans have evolved empathy and while not perfect it is more advanced than most of the less intelligent animals on earth. Yes we still decimate lesser creatures without much thought or caring but we also are able to show compassion towards suffering and endangered species and humanity seems to be working towards living with less impact to the biological systems that have nurtured our development. I like to think that any advanced alien civilizations would have learned to live while causing as little impact as possible to other evolving lifeforms. We may seem boring to them but with space being rather large, having anyone to talk to or learn from might be worth keeping rather than destroying them or sacking the place for raw materials.