Quote from: SiL on Aug 27, 2010, 01:17:12 AM
[qQuote from: StrangeShape on Aug 27, 2010, 01:02:37 AM
It didnt and I already said why.
Except I've refuted you every step of the way. First two people got turned straight into eggs; dying; not omniscient. It only falls apart when you start applying characteristics that aren't there.
I tohught thats what YOU're doing by saying that the alien cant make more eggs. Im simply supporting my thesis by what we see onscreen - he makes 2 eggs, kills 2 other potential hosts and ignores the last one present and doesnt even guard the hive or go dying (if thats in fact what it went to do on Narcissus) to his hive
QuoteQuoteWhen body develops and person grows older, so does the brain.
Age alone doesn't make you more intelligent. I'm not seeing how this is a problem -- it's an observable fact. You don't automatically become a rocket scientist when you hit 100.
No but as I said, you do become smarter with age, whether youre influenced by environment or not.
QuoteQuoteOnly this isnt some kid,
1) Its an alien being
2) Its an adaptive organism
3) it matures way faster than human beings
And it's still locked in a room with little stimulus. It's like with the intelligence thing -- just because they're a fast-maturing adaptive organism doesn't mean they can learn all knowledge via osmosis. Nothing's born knowing what an explosion is. The brain cannot comprehend what it doesn't know exists and it can't find out in a vacuum.
But I dont believe its bewildered and confused like youre making it out to be. It went hiding into ducts instantly. It knew where to run seconds after the birth. It moved aorund the ship, which is really not that big for hours and built a nest there. Knew where to find the food, knew where to escape their airlock trap and knew how to catch Dallas. Found a good spot for a hive/nest and started acting.
QuoteQuoteThen what is your point in re: this statement?
People are going to bitch about shit whether it can be explained or not. The 24 hour lifespan would be no worse than any of a half a dozen other things people can already find to complain about, so ever having mentioned it was a waste of everyone's time.
Yes, but this element takes away from the story when you know that just few hours later the creature would be dead anyway. Thats the simple reason why I dont like it, completely fine if someone else does