One thing that I find interesting to think on is if there is a form of self awareness so greater in scope than our frame of reference.
That an outside entity possessing such a perspective would look upon us in a fashion not unlike how we would look at individual ants or bees in a hive.
Those animals don’t have the capacity to perceive our self awareness with the tools they have, perhaps more base motivations but never understanding more than our actions. How would we look upon a creature so much more expansive than ourselves? Would widespread cthonian-esque cosmic horror unfold among our kind, coupled to cultism and deification?
Much like the interpretation of the Thing from the alien perspective linked on the source article. It’s understanding of the universe is so profoundly different to ours that it is horrified by us.
That an outside entity possessing such a perspective would look upon us in a fashion not unlike how we would look at individual ants or bees in a hive.
Those animals don’t have the capacity to perceive our self awareness with the tools they have, perhaps more base motivations but never understanding more than our actions. How would we look upon a creature so much more expansive than ourselves? Would widespread cthonian-esque cosmic horror unfold among our kind, coupled to cultism and deification?
Much like the interpretation of the Thing from the alien perspective linked on the source article. It’s understanding of the universe is so profoundly different to ours that it is horrified by us.