posted January 28, 2000 04:32 PM
From a strictly practical point of view, the Borg will never obtain their goal until the entire universe is one giant collective entity. As this would probably take more time then the universe has left, it seems unlikely to come to pass. (Though I wouldn't bet on the Milky Way staying non-Borg in the long run. ) However, we have seen, in Trek, the ascendancy of some species into higher order lifeforms, whatever that means. The Q seem to think that humanity has the potential to evolve to Q-like levels, but it seems to me that, given what we've seen before, the Borg are even more likely. If V'ger could do it, etc.
Having said that, I don't think the Collective would choose such an existance. Part of their nature is this missionary zeal to convert the universe, which means staying within it.
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posted January 28, 2000 04:44 PM
They throw a big 'assimilated the universe' bash. You know them Borg, they're wwwwiiilllld and cccrrraaazzzyyy guys!
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posted January 29, 2000 12:56 AM
the Borg would not assimilate the universe. They probably have 20-30% of the milky way under their control, but that's still a long way from assimilating the Galaxy. once they assimilate this Galaxy, they have to go against whatever empire that controls the Andromeda Galaxy, the one's that tried to conquer the Federation during TOS.
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posted January 29, 2000 02:07 AM
There's still the Magellanic Clouds and the nearby dwarf galaxies like Sagittarius and Leo to consider before you get to Andromeda.
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posted January 29, 2000 05:33 AM
The Andromeda is still the Local group, The cluster of galaxies the Milky Way is in. The Andromeda is the nearest large Galaxy near us. Plus, we already know there's a powerful race in the Andromeda Galaxy and we know nothing of the species in the Large and Small megelanic clouds
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posted January 31, 2000 08:45 AM
Ok.. Now how can something that wants perfection, and claims to be the sheer fabric of perfection strive for something they should know is impossible !?
Not that they see the passing of time the way we do.. I suppose they wouldn't really worry about the passage of time .. BUT.... If the Universe is infinite, how can they possibly think they will ever cover the entire universe...
They are living an impossibilty ! And in essense, their philosophy is FLAWED !
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posted January 31, 2000 06:50 PM
Actually, we are only assuming that the Borg Mission stretches to every corner of the universe. This is based on what little we actually know of them and their motives. As to what such a huge hive mind really desires...*shrug* Contact with another similar entity perhaps? Though I doubt that the arrogence of the Borg would allow them to get along, even with another hive mind. Still, who can say what thoughts get thunk in such a mind?
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