Re: [OT] Re: Human aggression in space

> >I always wonder about the authors who think humans would be
aggressive
> >compared to other alien species...  How many other species have they
met?..
> 
Well, there are really only three choices:  we are more, less, or
equally
as aggressive as your alien species of choice.	I rather expect that any
space-going race will be fairly aggressive, as otherwise they wouldn't
be
in space. 
  I also am of the opinion that moderate-to-high aggressiveness is
probably
optimal for survival.  I've won a number of sword duels and chess games
simply by attacking hard enough that my opponent didn't have leisure to
attack me.  Of course it doesn't always work--nothing does--but it works
a
lot better than taking the turtle approach.