That would actually be kind of an interesting concept for a SNW episode or such...Our Heroes think they've discovered valuable archaeological ruins, but it turns out they're actually finding what the alien civilization that used to be there (or perhaps still is) wants them to find.
For instance, with "The Inner Light", Picard experiences life on Kataan...or does he experience what the Kataan natives wanted him to think life on Kataan was like?
There's a long-running joke in anthropological studies that suggests that if human civilization went extinct today, then if aliens ever found Earth they might think Barbie was worshiped as some sort of god...but what if humanity wanted aliens who came here to think that?
For instance, with "The Inner Light", Picard experiences life on Kataan...or does he experience what the Kataan natives wanted him to think life on Kataan was like?
There's a long-running joke in anthropological studies that suggests that if human civilization went extinct today, then if aliens ever found Earth they might think Barbie was worshiped as some sort of god...but what if humanity wanted aliens who came here to think that?
