How did Predators become so technologically advanced? They seem pretty dumb!

[ManSnake]

Obviously for the Predators to achieve interstellar travel, they must be very good with science and engineering. But what they have shown so far suggest they are just a bunch of barbaric beings with a huge apetite for violence. So if they are all focused on hunting other aliens, where are the scientists and engineers that came up with space travel and built their spaceships???

 

[TuxDave]

And why hunt in a team of three when they all end up doing their own crap. (hope that's not a spoiler)

 

[Lonyo]

I thought you were going to talk about a different kind of predator.

 

[Hacp]

They conquered other species and stole their technology

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The Predators that arrived to Earth probably just stole some smart Predator dude's ride and decided to go on a joy ride. Sort of like people from Oakland committing grand theft auto and crashing into a forest where they attempt (in vain) to combat grizzly bears with their gats (also designed by smarter humans).

 

[DaveSimmons]

Why do humans play Halo?

For recreation.

Predators hunting teh humans = on holiday.

 

[adairusmc]

Maybe they are like Klingons. Some might be hunters/warriors, but there could be other caste's that are dedicated to science, engineering, and other specialties.

 

[ultimatebob]

I figured that the Predators that go hunting are the redneck types who just like killing stuff... you know, the kind of folks who would compare to a human male who lives in a Kentucky trailer park and has a gun rack and confederate flag on their '82 F150.

The Predators who build the spaceships and the fancy energy weapons are probably more civilized.

 

[Ika]

The Predators that arrived to Earth probably just stole some smart Predator dude's ride and decided to go on a joy ride. Sort of like people from Oakland committing grand theft auto and crashing into a forest where they attempt (in vain) to combat grizzly bears with their gats (also designed by smarter humans).

this sounds like a plausible explanation.

 

[AlienCraft]

They build spaceships to go hunting.Everybody knows this.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

The predators you see in the movies are all the equivilent of rednecks from alabama. The smarter ones are all on the predator version of the internet neffing in some OT forum.

 

[spaceman]

its a dude n a suit

 

[cKGunslinger]

They conquered other species and stole their technology

I dont' k ow thwe lore, but this sounds feasible to me. They knwo enough to work it, but probably couldn't invent ti themselves.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Fuck, I sounded like spaceman in that last post.

/beer

 

[robphelan]

i've always wondered how they typed/used tools like screwdrivers (hey, they had to use something to build those ships) etc... with those long claws?

it's clearly an inefficient evolutionary design for using tools. it seems they are better designed as predators than tool-using beings

 

[GTaudiophile]

Well, the latest movie depicts large and small Preds, leading me to believe there is indeed a caste system of sorts.

We haven't seen their "brain bug" yet.

 

[oddyager]

Obviously that was outsourced to come cheap labor planet.

 

[KeithTalent]

They are bored and are hunting on a game preserve, which is what many rich fat cats do here. I know the film is extremely deep and hard to understand, due to all of the philosophical elements in play, but I thought that one point was pretty clear.

KT

 

[keird]

Why do humans play Halo?

For recreation.

Predators hunting teh humans = on holiday.

:hmm:

this works, actually

 

[Patranus]

i've always wondered how they typed/used tools like screwdrivers (hey, they had to use something to build those ships) etc... with those long claws?

it's clearly an inefficient evolutionary design for using tools. it seems they are better designed as predators than tool-using beings

You are assuming they are using tools designed by and for use by humans.

 

[Kadarin]

My thought: Predators hunt to gain honor, recognition, and rite of passage amongst themselves. Once having done so, as adults they can go on to become involved in professions such as engineers, etc.

 

[mooncancook]

It's probably just a reality TV show like "survival" where teams are put in different planets and try to survive. We are probably just viewed as another animal species to them. Or it could be an animal show, like the ones we have that a human goes catching dangerous animals like snakes and crocs with bare hands or very primitive tools. It's all for the tv rating in their home planet.

 

[gorcorps]

It's just like any other species... or even any other country to break it down that far. There's plenty of dullards in the human race/in the country, yet we've still advanced technologically a lot over time.

 

[Vonkhan]

Kinda like a lion asking ... how the feck did those humans get so technologically advanced? They seem pretty dumb to be walking around with a freakin' stick in this bush and O SHI-

 

[dr150]

I figured that the Predators that go hunting are the redneck types who just like killing stuff... you know, the kind of folks who would compare to a human male who lives in a Kentucky trailer park and has a gun rack and confederate flag on their '82 F150.

The Predators who build the spaceships and the fancy energy weapons are probably more civilized.

I also view Predators as the "redneck/tribal" version of their species...... A fringe extremist element like the Neo Nazis, etc who live/honor their past barbaric tendencies of their species.

A couple of bad-seed "redneck" Predators that like to "slum it" by bullying Earthlings does not represent a whole planet or species.... :awe: