[Cardinal]

Given the somewhat contentious nature of the thread on "The Assault on Reason" book I thought I should mention another book that is exceptionally interesting and, notwithstanding the title, very applicable to those of you serving in the military (including combat and intelligence branches). This is actually a very serious book written by experts in the field who have considerable experience translated into valuable insights and 'best practices' . The title is, wait for it ... "An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion"

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-P...3073567&sr=1-1

[jim]

Originally Posted by Cardinal

Given the somewhat contentious nature of the thread on "The Assault on Reason" book I thought I should mention another book that is exceptionally interesting and, notwithstanding the title, very applicable to those of you serving in the military (including combat and intelligence branches). This is actually a very serious book written by experts in the field who have considerable experience translated into valuable insights and 'best practices' . The title is, wait for it ... "An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion"

TOO LATE CARDO, THEY ARE ALREADY HERE, THEY ARE CALLED WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by jim

TOO LATE CARDO, THEY ARE ALREADY HERE, THEY ARE CALLED WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim, at least you didn't have the temerity to mention that miserable cliche "Men are from Mars and [Yorkshire?] women are from Venus" - now we can all move on with the discussion ...

[jim]

Moving swiftly on , If aliens have the technology to get here and if they dont like what they see then I think we are done for.


HEY its 1.30am tisk you lot will keep me up all night, off to bed now bye all.

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by jim

Moving swiftly on , If aliens have the technology to get here and if they dont like what they see then I think we are done for.


HEY its 1.30am tisk you lot will keep me up all night, off to bed now bye all.

Don't worry Jim, Shawn & FVD will work together to see them off (like in Independence Day) ...


(Just think, an airborne drop from a F22 .)

[skidmarksdiecast]

Originally Posted by jim

Moving swiftly on , If aliens have the technology to get here and if they dont like what they see then I think we are done for..

I'm afraid you're right. The fight would be more lop-sided than the F-14 vs Japanese Zero "battle" in The Final Countdown.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by skidmarksdiecast

I'm afraid you're right. The fight would be more lop-sided than the F-14 vs Japanese Zero "battle" in The Final Countdown.

Now that is a scary thought.
JP

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by Cardinal

Don't worry Jim, Shawn & FVD will work together to see them off (like in Independence Day) ...
(Just think, an airborne drop from a F22 .)

No need to bother with all that,Cardo....I'll just crank up one of my Slim Whitman albums...

[MoMo]

Don't lose any sleep over this one Guys.

If an alien culture's technology possessed the power and transport to visit Earth from even the nearness of the few stars with planets in our neighbourhood, yhey would treat us with the same degree of contempt as Earthly colonialist powers treated and destroyed the native cultures they came across in the last 10,000 years!

Rather than invading us, I think that they would take a few images/impressions, grab a few samples, pick up a few artifacts then leave to visit a far more interesting and less muddled planet.

The only reason which aliens might be interested in our planet is the hypothesis postulated in H.G. Wells' " War of the Worlds". Wells hit on the idea of writing a novel set in his near future which applied the attitude of the colonialists to our world towards primitive peoples. In this warped-mirror universe, the colonialists are the aliens from Mars, and we are the natives who gaze in awe at the power of the 'New People'!

If an alien culture wishes to grab our real estate, then there is little we can do about it.

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by MoMo

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If an alien culture's technology possessed the power and transport to visit Earth from even the nearness of the few stars with planets in our neighbourhood, yhey would treat us with the same degree of contempt as Earthly colonialist powers treated and destroyed the native cultures they came across in the last 10,000 years!

...and they would have us all running casinos and name their baseball teams after us!!....