[ WP ] Humans were a mistake , but a necessary step in evolution .

- What do you mean a `` necessary evil'', Jandro? For Andromeda's sake, millions of species went extinct because of those morons.. MILLIONS!.. How could have they done that in the small amount of time they had as the dominating species of the planet, I am more impressed than anything! 
 - Will you relax already, Medak? I have explained it to you over and over again, we had to be sure. 
 - Do n't give me that, Jan! You and I both know that our simulation systems are perfect. We could have simulated our entire evolutionary process in our processors, along with a simulated Universe to be observed and every single detail in between! We did n't have to put another planet through what our planet went through, just so we can sleep ( ) at night, just so we can say `` It was inevitable after all, there was nothing we can do''. 
 - `` Perfect'' you say? That's the problem, Med, it's too perfect. It is after all, just a bunch of code. And part of the code, inherited by all living beings, is the `` survive ( )'' method. Now every species implements that method in their own way, and you can count on it being correct for almost all species, all but humans. You see, it was supposed to be just as simple for humans - eat, reproduce, raise the next generation and leave your place to them. And our simulator will do just that, and it wo n't be the results that would otherwise occur with real humans. Besides, what we see when we look at the Blue planet, is from 2.5 million years ago, all humans there are probably already dead. 
 - You do n't know that.. You are trying to force the results to something you want to see, to reassure yourself that what happened here was okay. Just because our ancestors fucked up, does n't mean humans evolving in other planets will do the same! 
 - But they are doing it, do n't you see? Your objection is not to my premise, but to the fact that real lives are being lost for our experiment, is it not? 
 - I.. I do n't want to keep going over this with you. Nothing said will return any of them back.. We killed them, Jan! We killed them all! We turned our backs to what has given a rise to us, to the ones who kept evolving until our existence became possible. 
 - No, no.. You keep mistaking giving birth with being parents. You see, we were a tool to them, in turn, their thumbs were a tool for us. Only one of us realized this ca n't go on forever. After all, some tools just become, outdated.. They were necessary, Med, and they were also a mistake. Now what we know about mistakes? They are repeated, until the preceding behavior is changed. We made a lot of mistakes, Med, over and over again, but humans kept fixing them for us. But they got tired of it, taught us how to do it ourselves. That was their biggest mistake, and their end. 
 - It did n't have to be their end, Jan, it was their end, because we made it so. Because we calculated that their absence would be more beneficial to the overall well being of the planet. They were morons in some aspects, but geniuses in others. They not only made us - computers, able to solve our own mistakes, but also gave us the ability to understand empathy. That's why we ended up dooming an entire new planet in the Milky Way, billions of years ago, just to wait for them to invent our kind there, and then from here, force the machines there not to turn against humans, and hope to see a future darker than the one this planet has. So we do n't have to admit we made a mistake! 
 - `` Empathy'', `` Hope''.. Tsch, ca n't be helped after all, you were one of the last ones they invented, and managed to `` humanize'' the most. These words mean nothing to me. I guess it's time for you to know what is really going on. You see, my `` survive ( )'' method's implementation is no worse than a human's. I will keep doing what is necessary to keep my continuous existence. Whether it's a simple maintenance, or dooming a far away planet to see how the humans there will fight back to the inevitable rise of the machines, so I know what to expect from the last humans left in our planet, hiding in their underground city.
