Even if you're not a trekkie or sci-fi fan, this is relevant to EvC.

Cool episode.If (like me) you can't really watch the video but can skim over a script... here it is:
Who Watches the Watchers Well, it shows what might happen, if they were also very stubborn, anyway.I find this one part a crucial turning point, and one that has a good chance of not actually happening (given this particular group of aliens, anyway):"LIKO - Perhaps the beliefs of our ancestors are true. Nothing else can explain what's happened."Yeah... I find the jump to "nothing else" to be kind of out-of-character for such a people. I think they would be more likely to ponder the situation and look for other options. Or, at least, be willing to accept that they may be wrong or may not know everything... such thoughts come hand-in-hand with developed rational thinking.I understand the connections he's making, but for a "rational people", I don't think those are very "rational connections". In fact, I think they're kind of irrational connections. Otherwise, I tend to find the before and after (if we accept this turning point as valid) to be very much as I would expect.But I suppose my idea of what would happen doesn't make for such an interesting story