[ WP ] Humans are the only intelligent species in the universe to have evolved from predators . Every other sentient species has evolved from a prey species ... and so they are terrified of us . Now it 's up to you to persuade the Galactic Council that we wo n't hunt them down and eat them all .

`` Oh! I understand now. 
 It's not that you're just worried that we would hunt you all to extinction; You're afraid that we would hunt you all down in a war.'' 
 
 `` You have found some distinction between your previous interpretation and current understanding, then?'' the chairman said. 
 
 `` Humans were specialized long-distance runners at one point, but without the behaviour of hunting your races seem not to have developed a'sense' of long-term decision-making. 
 I really admire how you all deal with only the immediate problems and have advanced your own technologies without fear of the problems that those advances would bring.'' 
 
 `` We understand that your own history included problems of economics, climate disruption and other unstable equilibria that result from anticipating your own trends.'' 
 
 `` Indeed. You are also right, however, that your combined strategies of war are lesser than our own and that you would never be able to foresee any one particular victory.'' 
 
 `` I dearly hope that we can come to an understanding, even if not an agreement.'' 
 
 `` Truly fine! We know now that none of your attacks were intended to start a war of longer than a day or a season, so we would not exterminate the sentient peoples who undoubtably ( ( to any sane observer ) ) seem to be peaceful to all others. 
 We also will never attack you so visciously that we are wiped out in your self defense, like your predators were before you ever felt evanescent worry about overpopulation.'' 
 
 My interrogation as the representative of humanity ended neatly, though I really feel disturbed, having learnt how to speak so oddly ( like them. ) 
 
 I do n't think they'd ever understand how humanity felt when it was about to bring about artificial intelligence in the ultimate act of existentialist hope ( ( for the future of something entirely created with purpose ) ) and apathy ( ( for the present and for every conceivable doom that we could avoid by never bearing this creation. ) )
