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Subject: When was it mentioned that the flood was a failsafe?

I read the book and I don't remember them ever mentioning the precursors creating the flood.

I assume that "this is our answer" the captive is refering to the flood, but that still is an assumbtion. and even if it is, what if the flood spores in the form of white powder were just sent there?

also the failsafe theory doesn't make sence because it was the humans and san shyum who discovered the flood and they seemed to worship the precursors

[Edited on 07.15.2011 10:07 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2011 10:06 PM PDT

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That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.

  • 07.15.2011 10:36 PM PDT


Posted by: StealthSlasher2
That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.
yeah I don't think that they did. If you remember correctly, it is said that the jars of white powder were found on abandoned ships, but we do not know who's ships they were! If they were precursor ships it probably would have been mentioned!!

  • 07.16.2011 10:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: StealthSlasher2
That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.
yeah I don't think that they did. If you remember correctly, it is said that the jars of white powder were found on abandoned ships, but we do not know who's ships they were! If they were precursor ships it probably would have been mentioned!!


no -blam!- sherlock since all of the races mentioned new very well what precursor ships looked like

[Edited on 07.16.2011 10:04 PM PDT]

  • 07.16.2011 10:02 PM PDT


Posted by: grey101

Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: StealthSlasher2
That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.
yeah I don't think that they did. If you remember correctly, it is said that the jars of white powder were found on abandoned ships, but we do not know who's ships they were! If they were precursor ships it probably would have been mentioned!!


no -blam!- sherlock sine all of the races mentioned new very well what precursor ships looked like
they did know what they looked like because the galaxy was riddled with precursor tech at this time and the humans wouldd be able to tell what it looked like

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: grey101

Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: StealthSlasher2
That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.
yeah I don't think that they did. If you remember correctly, it is said that the jars of white powder were found on abandoned ships, but we do not know who's ships they were! If they were precursor ships it probably would have been mentioned!!


no -blam!- sherlock sine all of the races mentioned new very well what precursor ships looked like
they did know what they looked like because the galaxy was riddled with precursor tech at this time and the humans wouldd be able to tell what it looked like


Thats what i said, is english your first language?

  • 07.16.2011 10:05 PM PDT


Posted by: Smoke It 420360
The flood came from another galaxy, on cargo ships of unknown origin as a powder. Humans introduced the powder into a domesticated species and *poof* flood... never heard anything about precursors creating them

  • 07.16.2011 10:05 PM PDT


Posted by: grey101

Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: grey101

Posted by: johnthethird

Posted by: StealthSlasher2
That's because it never was outright stated that the precursors created the Flood. Several people have made theories about it, and several more are foolish enough to automatically think it's hard fact at this point.
yeah I don't think that they did. If you remember correctly, it is said that the jars of white powder were found on abandoned ships, but we do not know who's ships they were! If they were precursor ships it probably would have been mentioned!!


no -blam!- sherlock sine all of the races mentioned new very well what precursor ships looked like
they did know what they looked like because the galaxy was riddled with precursor tech at this time and the humans wouldd be able to tell what it looked like


Thats what i said, is english your first language?
I thought you were being sarcastic my bad

  • 07.16.2011 10:06 PM PDT