Topic: an analogy
The great white shark is one of the greatest creatures of the ocean. He is at the top of his food chain. He confidently swims with the security afforded to such a powerful creature. But beyond the ocean lies a world that this great beast cannot even comprehend - the land. Although land and ocean are all part of this one Earth the shark lacks the mental capacity to understand anything beyond it's immediate enivironment. This makes the land an alien place to the great white shark. Sometimes human scientists journey out to the ocean to study the great white shark. They even tag the creature to track him. Does the shark even know what is happening during all of this? No, it is not intelligent to perceive what is happening. It may be able to sense the humans in its presence, but the depth of the situation is lost. The shark has just had contact with "alien" beings. He swims off bearing a physical tag linking him to the aliens. As he swims the ocean eating seals scientists on land argue that the great white shark is a special creature and must be respected. The land and ocean are linked, the humans know this. So in a world completely removed from the sharks reality decisions are being made which effect it.
An analogy that has been "swimming" around in my mind for some time now. What do you all think?
