Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2018, 08:09:21 PMIt's just that, it's a match. We have the same DNA as them. They're no different than the difference between man and women, black and white; short, fat and hairy and tall, green and bald. If someone were to f**k one of them they'd be some off spring in the near future.
And I'm not sure where this "almost match" comes from with Engineer and human DNA. The film just says "match".
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2018, 08:09:21 PM
I got the impression from Predators that they were 'upgrading' themselves- possibly genetically - between hunts if one ever was defeated.
"Anyway, every once in a while, one of us kills one of them. And, let me tell you, that's when they get real interested. See, they learn quick. They adapt. They develop a whole new set of skills. They come back the next season in threes, always in threes. Their armor might've changed, or their weapons have changed, or their tactics have changed. It's amazing. So, it's like evolution. They're trying to make themselves into better killers."
Quote from: Doctor Ash on Dec 17, 2018, 10:22:07 AMQuote from: The Kurgan on Dec 17, 2018, 10:11:45 AMIt's vice versa for me, because we don't know Predator biology well enough to come to conclusions and we also don't know anything about the technology used for the upgrading. Like how the liquid is made, and what it consists of, that they inject into their bodies.Quote from: Doctor Ash on Dec 17, 2018, 10:04:41 AM
Strange that something illogical like engineers and humans having almost the same DNA while other species on earth especially primates, from which some were our ancestors, have much more biological difference in their DNA to us, gets much more acceptance than the DNA upgrading in the new Predator movie. Both are scientifically wrong but i think the Engineer seeding issue is even more so than than the science in Shane Black's Predator movie.
In The Predator they did basically the equivalent of me juicing up on tiger DNA and getting claws and striped fur after that.
That needs way more suspension of disbelieve to buy, than the seeding engineers. At least for me.
Quote from: The Kurgan on Dec 17, 2018, 10:11:45 AMIt's vice versa for me, because we don't know Predator biology well enough to come to conclusions and we also don't know anything about the technology used for the upgrading. Like how the liquid is made, and what it consists of, that they inject into their bodies.Quote from: Doctor Ash on Dec 17, 2018, 10:04:41 AM
Strange that something illogical like engineers and humans having almost the same DNA while other species on earth especially primates, from which some were our ancestors, have much more biological difference in their DNA to us, gets much more acceptance than the DNA upgrading in the new Predator movie. Both are scientifically wrong but i think the Engineer seeding issue is even more so than than the science in Shane Black's Predator movie.
In The Predator they did basically the equivalent of me juicing up on tiger DNA and getting claws and striped fur after that.
That needs way more suspension of disbelieve to buy, than the seeding engineers. At least for me.
Quote from: Doctor Ash on Dec 17, 2018, 10:04:41 AM
Strange that something illogical like engineers and humans having almost the same DNA while other species on earth especially primates, from which some were our ancestors, have much more biological difference in their DNA to us, gets much more acceptance than the DNA upgrading in the new Predator movie. Both are scientifically wrong but i think the Engineer seeding issue is even more so than than the science in Shane Black's Predator movie.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 13, 2018, 10:00:00 AM
I think it was some human ancestors. Something like the Neanderthal's. They get bit by the scarab creatures the Engineers used to disperse the DNA.
Quote from: Valaquen on Dec 13, 2018, 07:52:31 PM
I was sure I'd addressed this on Strange Shapes years ago. I found this:QuoteArthur Max, in Prometheus: The Art of the Film, did note that the Engineers "play the role of God in the universe" and "have visited Earth many times over the millenia and given Mankind genetic upgrades, both physical and intellectual."
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"The idea there is that it's part of the culture of the Engineers," said Arthur Max, "this race of interplanetary visitors who have given us upgrades –mentally and physically– over the millennium."
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In Jon Spaihts' script it is revealed that the Engineers return to Earth every thousand years to 'update' their creations. "I was analysing historical changes in human DNA," the script reveals through the character of Watts/Shaw. "I found the same pattern. Every eleven centuries, a pulse of new information in the genome of the human race. All over the world. Evolution can't do that. Something was changing us. Changing the DNA of our species."
This would have clarified why humans are so genetically close to the Engineers, whilst our Earthly cousins, such as other primate species, have taken another evolutionary path. Essentially, what makes the human race so unique among Earth-life is merely a helping hand.
From these articles: https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/gods-monsters/
https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/the-engineer-mythos/
https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/engineer-architecture/
They might be helpful. I wrote them years ago though.
QuoteArthur Max, in Prometheus: The Art of the Film, did note that the Engineers "play the role of God in the universe" and "have visited Earth many times over the millenia and given Mankind genetic upgrades, both physical and intellectual."
...
"The idea there is that it's part of the culture of the Engineers," said Arthur Max, "this race of interplanetary visitors who have given us upgrades –mentally and physically– over the millennium."
...
In Jon Spaihts' script it is revealed that the Engineers return to Earth every thousand years to 'update' their creations. "I was analysing historical changes in human DNA," the script reveals through the character of Watts/Shaw. "I found the same pattern. Every eleven centuries, a pulse of new information in the genome of the human race. All over the world. Evolution can't do that. Something was changing us. Changing the DNA of our species."
This would have clarified why humans are so genetically close to the Engineers, whilst our Earthly cousins, such as other primate species, have taken another evolutionary path. Essentially, what makes the human race so unique among Earth-life is merely a helping hand.