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Posted By: Rick Blaine | Date: 5/17/02 1:04 p.m. | |
In Response To: not intelligent life... (Napalm Boy) : Personally, I always thought it was more of a mass requirement than an
Please understand that I have no problem with you. In fact, I _thank_ you for bringing this point up. This is _not_ about you, or me, or even about winning an argument, it's about understanding. Personal beliefs & opinions don't enter into discussion at this point at all. Two hard facts from the game. To paraphrase Casey Stengle, we can look them up for ourselves. http://halo.bungie.org/story/level_transcripts/lv08_2bet.html [quote]
(Opening cinematic-Long shot of the Control room. MC and 343GS teleport in, obviously in the middle of a conversation) 343 GUILTY SPARK: ...Which means that any organism of sufficient mass and cognitive ability is a potential vector.
and further along... [quote]
Enough! The flood is spreading. If we activate Halo's defenses, we can wipe them out. CORTANA: You have no idea how this ring works, do you? Why the forerunners built it? Halo doesn't kill flood, it kills their food. Humans, covenant, whatever. We're all equally edible. The only way to stop the flood is to starve them to death. And that's exactly what Halo is designed to do; wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient life. You don't believe me? Ask him. (Master Chief turns to 343 Guilty Spark) MASTER CHIEF: Is is true? 343 GUILTY SPARK: (pauses) More or less. Technically, this installation's pulse has a maximum effective radius of twenty-five thousand light years. But, once the others follow suit, this galaxy will be quite devoid of life, or at least any life with sufficient biomass to sustain the flood. (pause) But you already knew that. I mean, how couldn't you?
: I'm not sure what to make of the sentience argument; whether a life form
The easiest way to stop the flood is just to kill all the flood, & all infected beings. Halo doesn't do this. Why not? Here's where the personal beliefs & interpertation begin. |
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*Halo Spoiler* The trap. | Rick Blaine | 5/14/02 5:59 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* The trap. | Claude Errera | 5/14/02 6:39 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* The trap. | archon | 5/14/02 11:14 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* The trap. | archon | 5/14/02 11:20 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* The trap. | Dan Johnson | 5/15/02 10:01 p.m. | |
not intelligent life... | Napalm Boy | 5/17/02 11:52 a.m. | |
Re: not intelligent life... | archon | 5/17/02 12:32 p.m. | |
*Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | Rick Blaine | 5/17/02 1:04 p.m. | |
*Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | Napalm Boy | 5/17/02 2:41 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | PfhorSlayer | 5/24/02 8:17 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | Mark Levin | 5/24/02 9:41 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | John Denton | 5/25/02 5:57 p.m. | |
a terrifying possibilty | John Denton | 5/25/02 12:18 a.m. | |
Re: a terrifying possibilty | Tru7h | 5/25/02 6:06 a.m. | |
Re: a terrifying possibilty | zudo | 5/25/02 7:39 a.m. | |
Re: a terrifying possibilty | Tru7h | 5/25/02 10:07 a.m. | |
Re: a terrifying possibilty | Boomer | 5/25/02 10:47 a.m. | |
You must read the Dirk Gently books. | John Denton | 5/25/02 5:55 p.m. | |
Physics >> Biology | Cow Mutilator | 5/26/02 11:29 a.m. | |
Re: Physics >> Biology | Tru7h | 5/26/02 8:05 p.m. | |
Watch out | John Denton | 5/27/02 8:06 p.m. | |
Re: Watch out | Tynskel | 5/31/02 4:59 p.m. | |
Re: Watch out | Tru7h | 6/1/02 5:43 a.m. | |
Re: Physics >> Biology | John Denton | 5/27/02 7:57 p.m. | |
but we know how to do those calculations | Tru7h | 5/28/02 2:13 p.m. | |
well... | John Denton | 5/25/02 5:50 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Tru7h | 5/25/02 7:07 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Boomer | 5/25/02 8:34 p.m. | |
They are pretty zombieesque. *NM* | John Denton | 5/25/02 10:03 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Tru7h | 5/26/02 6:44 a.m. | |
Re: well... | Boomer | 5/26/02 7:25 a.m. | |
You Mean Armor *NM* | REB | 5/26/02 8:07 a.m. | |
Re: well... | Elite Spartan II | 5/26/02 8:57 a.m. | |
Re: well... | Djof | 5/26/02 4:55 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Elite Spartan II | 5/26/02 5:44 p.m. | |
they cant if ther Dead!!! *NM* | Tru7h | 5/26/02 8:06 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Elite Spartan II | 5/26/02 8:46 a.m. | |
Re: well... | Tru7h | 5/26/02 8:08 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Tynskel | 5/31/02 5:07 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Tynskel | 5/31/02 5:02 p.m. | |
Re: well... | Tru7h | 6/1/02 5:45 a.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | Hydroconcil87 | 6/28/02 1:49 a.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: not intelligent life... | Hydroconcil87 | 6/28/02 2:11 a.m. | |
Nice. | MakeMineRed | 5/17/02 1:40 p.m. | |
*Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | Rick Blaine | 5/17/02 3:11 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | archon | 5/17/02 6:01 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | PesTiLenCe | 5/21/02 1:46 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | archon | 5/21/02 6:47 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | archon | 5/21/02 6:50 p.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* Re: Nice. | •M | 5/26/02 5:30 a.m. | |
Re: *Halo Spoiler* The trap. | John Denton | 5/23/02 4:57 p.m. | |
Um, Correct Me If I'm Wrong... | ATMantis | 5/26/02 6:40 a.m. | |
Re: Um, Correct Me If I'm Wrong... | ATMantis | 5/27/02 7:51 p.m. | |
Re: Um, Correct Me If I'm Wrong... | John Denton | 5/27/02 8:25 p.m. | |
Re: Um, Correct Me If I'm Wrong... | ATMantis | 6/1/02 1:03 a.m. | |
Re: Um, Correct Me If I'm Wrong... | John Denton | 5/27/02 8:19 p.m. |
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