In Response To: Good point... (Louis Wu)
: I mean, what if they were heading back for a check on the Flood, or
: something? They're 3 light years out, and some big idiot in a green suit
: sticks that index into the board... wham! They're toast!
If they're smart enough to build the Halo, they're smart enough to think of that. Thus, they don't give a damn about setting off the Halo, because they're not organic life. The forerunners were probably AIs. See my other post for a more thorough elaboration of this.
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