I am sure most of you on this forum have heard of H.P. Lovecraft, not to stereotype. I had heard of him but was unaware of anything he really ever wrote until finally reading Call of Cthulhu last week. It re-stimulated some interesting ideas I have had in the past. I accepted a while back our insignificance in the universe, the lack of a divine and intelligent God, the meaningless behind our attempts to find a theory of everything before our species dies out. But in recent days, and thanks to this read, it made me start thinking about the idea of cosmic horrors. My friends and I were discussing that there is really no reason to shun the idea of something like Lovecraft's Great Old Ones or Mass Effect's Reapers, the latter surprisingly being seen as a more likely scenario.
But, I am not here to discuss the possibility of cosmic horrors when there would be no way to confirm or deny them past the likelihood that we are not alone. Rather, I wonder what you would do if you discovered these horrors existed (assuming you did not lose your sanity). Would you try to ally yourself with these beings? Would you honor them and aid them in completing their amoral objectives? How would you handle the undeniable existence of cosmic horrors if faced with such a truth?
But, I am not here to discuss the possibility of cosmic horrors when there would be no way to confirm or deny them past the likelihood that we are not alone. Rather, I wonder what you would do if you discovered these horrors existed (assuming you did not lose your sanity). Would you try to ally yourself with these beings? Would you honor them and aid them in completing their amoral objectives? How would you handle the undeniable existence of cosmic horrors if faced with such a truth?
