This is a weird question to ask, but what if man discovered a sentient species of slime? How do you think the "first contact" scenario will go? How would communication be made possible? Do you think that the UN will offer a seat to it/them? Or do you think humanity would try to destroy it/them?
2007-01-19 09:24:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Everything we know about biology tells us such would never exist. You see, slime like organisms do their thing just without any nerves, and nerves are required for a brain. Slime couldn't do anything with a mind. Only animals have minds (and even most animals don't), and that's because of their high level of interaction with the environment.
But to your question, it all depends on the finder. First we'd have to discover it's intelligence (difficult, considering it's slime). Once that's done, we would have the method which to go about communicating with it. Some would seek to destroy it, others to preserve it. As it is not a nation, and possess no such powers, it would not get a part in the UN. It may end up with rights doctrines and protections, though, if it lasts through our fights.
2007-01-19 09:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by kaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, what will happen is eventually the slime will end up in the White House. And then a few years later, the slime's son will end up there too.
2007-01-19 17:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have a feeling that it will immediately becoming a national phenomon, scientists will stress the importance of saving the "new" species, and then a bunch of top scientists will destroy it in fear that it would take over the human world. The end.
-Lella^_^
2007-01-19 18:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The slime at the UN won't want the competition, so they'll destroy it/them!
2007-01-19 17:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋