> > General consensus is that any race able to develop intergalactic or even
> > intra galactic travel technology would not sensibly have war and
> > destruction and domination as any part of their viewpoint.
>
> You are contradicting yourself in two adjacent paragraphs.

No. It's just that my opinion and general consensus differ :-). I offered
"what most people say" and "what i think it would be wise to consider'. They
aren't the same. Alas. 9There was also a quote from someone else in there
which may have been mistaken for mine).


> And evolution being what it is, it is very likely that someone beyond the
conquer/trade
> stage has been in it for a while and has learned some lessons.

Nobody really knows what evolution "be's". But lots of people have jumped to
many conclusions which are not actually logially supported by the available
data. fwiw.

I find it entirely conceivable that a super intelligent race MAY have
learned the lesson that if one is wishing to populate the universe without
opposition then removing all life as found is less expensive. Not the only
possibility by far. But conceivable.
I suspect we'll never know. One way or the other ;-)


        RM

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