(From Thresholds 45: Myth, edited by Zachary Angles) First Contact To speak of how humans first came to inhabit our planet, it is pertinent to address (and redress) the issue of beginnings in general. Therefore, the first three chapters of our history, in addition to providing a series of episodes on the first settlers, colonization strategies, the roles of engineering, and social structures, also tackle the problems of the tabula rasa condition in which the planet was effectively encountered. Though our recorded timeline officially begins with the very first expedition in MY1, it should also be traced as a continuation of Earth’s existing timeline (hence the use of both chronologies). These parallel threads, while sometimes directly overlapping, exist as direct frames of reference for our narrative. As we will see below, eventually one overtakes the other, but without an understanding of their mutual dependence, our story risks falling apart.
A History (excerpt)
A History (excerpt)
A History (excerpt)
(From Thresholds 45: Myth, edited by Zachary Angles) First Contact To speak of how humans first came to inhabit our planet, it is pertinent to address (and redress) the issue of beginnings in general. Therefore, the first three chapters of our history, in addition to providing a series of episodes on the first settlers, colonization strategies, the roles of engineering, and social structures, also tackle the problems of the tabula rasa condition in which the planet was effectively encountered. Though our recorded timeline officially begins with the very first expedition in MY1, it should also be traced as a continuation of Earth’s existing timeline (hence the use of both chronologies). These parallel threads, while sometimes directly overlapping, exist as direct frames of reference for our narrative. As we will see below, eventually one overtakes the other, but without an understanding of their mutual dependence, our story risks falling apart.