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  1. 2021-11-06, 11:37 AM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #38
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    Default Re: Eternals, the movie that doesn't end

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    Quote Originally Posted by ecarden View Post
    Maybe I missed something, or its comics canon, but I'm not sure where you're getting Arishem is programmed or a super-AI.
    They aren't "AI" as we might consider something like Jarvis. But they are following a rigid set of programming (save the ones that go rogue like Ego) so I find it useful shorthand.

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    Locate suitable planet, seed planet with baby Celestial, use Eternals and Deviants to guide evolution of local life, harvest planet once civilization reaches X level of energy development, repeat.


    A good analogy would be the Titans from World of Warcraft, right down to the seed stuff.

    Quote Originally Posted by ecarden View Post
    As a human' I don't find the 'humans are helpless little creatures which need to be protected' to be a terribly interesting storyline.
    If you're not a fan of the "ancient aliens" hypothesis, well, you're in for a bumpy ride because Jack Kirby most definitely was, and pretty much the entire MCU is based on it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    But really, the important lesson here is this: Rather than making assumptions that don't fit with the text and then complaining about the text being wrong, why not just choose different assumptions that DO fit with the text?
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