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Subject: More about advanced aliens
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 21:13:01 EDT
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From: Mark Purtill <Purtill@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA>

<Fnord>
1. Another reason why an advanced race of aliens might show up is to
tell up how great they are.  The Chinese did this at one point,
apparently getting as far as Africa.  

2. Why no aliens have vistited us reason (n):  Perhapes all other
intellegent races are reptilian.  We aren't, since all the dinosaurs
(including some that might have developed intellegence, given time)
where killt by (probably) a large something hitting Earth at the wrong
time.

In fact, maybe there were intellegent dinosaurs, who developed FTL
travel, fought a war with some other race(s), which they lost when the
other race(s) hit Earth with a large something.  The other race(s) avoid
Earth due to "bad vibes," or were also wiped out.

Anyone written an SF story along those lines?

       Mark
^.-.^  Purtill at MIT-MULTICS.ARPA    **Insert favorite disclaimer here**
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