Acropolis|Science Division|Personal Log|12 April 3304
12 Apr 2018Gale Harte
|CMDR Personal Log|Gale Harte
|Aegis Research
|12 April 3304
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Are you kidding me?
I just finished reading Cora Shaw's paper on the origins of the Thargoids. Is this really what passes for science nowadays? If that's the case, then I should probably publish my own paper on the origins of dark matter based on how dark it is, how long it's been around, how little we know about it, but how we know it exists in the galaxy and that it's dark.
In the article, Shaw states, ". . . the Thargoid home world might be just beyond known space or on the other side of the galaxy – if it exists at all. It’s possible they are now a nomadic species, existing entirely in space, or within fabricated hives of some kind. . ." (Shaw, par. 3) This is just one example of the erratic placement of thoughts in her paper, with each claim stated one after the other with little proof or verification. The claims are very interesting and I would certainly recommend further investigation, but the paper doesn't go into much detail about them. Regarding the home of the Thargoids, Shaw essentially says that humanity has no idea where it is or if it even exists. The paper trails off into sheer speculation after the given quote.
"Sheer Speculation" would be an appropriate title for Shaw's article, which is more of a brain dump than a scientific paper. Every claim Shaw makes is either information that hasn't been properly cited, or the product of day-dreaming with little to no empirical evidence. The rest of the paper maintains this style of listing possible explanations and never pausing to consider them. Shaw is correct that there is little we know about the Thargoids and their origin, but after all the research and collection of guardian data the revelations are slightly underwhelming to say the least.
Now I know what you may be thinking; No, I'm not envious of Shaw being featured on the headlines of Galnet for her work. Heck, I'd be tempted to do something similar, but since Aegis owns all the rights to my work it's kind of a moot point. Sure I have these little log entries, but that's exactly what they are; personal log entries, not professional scientific articles posted by Galnet. I'm more disappointed in Shaw for taking credit for all the work done by all the independent pilots who gathered and processed their findings, and for her over-simplified explanation of the information. Independent Thargoid research has become exponentially more difficult with the recent arrival of the Thargoid scouts, and those who partake in it deserve to be credited.
At this point, guessing is growing weary. I do not wish to discourage curiosity or day-dreaming for that matter, but as scientists, that seems to be all we've been doing. We have xeno-scanners that only seem to identify the different Thargoid variants, we have research limpets that can collect Thargoid samples, and we even have weapons designed specifically for the defense against Thargoids. The technology exists, yet for reasons unknown there is still much we are unable to do. Thargoid wake scanning technology would be a beneficial improvement as well as xeno material analysis, in-depth scanning improvements to the xeno-scanners, Thargoid language research, Thargoid behavioral studies, and research into the properties of hyperspace.
The excuse of Aegis paperwork has run its course. I'm tired of speculation and mediocre publicity articles masquerading as scientific achievement. We need answers.
As a side note, we haven't gotten any new information from our chief adviser or department head. I joined Aegis to be on the edge of discovery, not to be kept in the dark by shady overseers.
We're losing our minds down here.....
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