The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Cuyir]

The Tuurngait was an elder god from another universe. An Extraterrestrial. An Alien. An alien is the same thing as an extraterrestrial. Being an alien means not being from earth. They call Mexicans ''illegal aliens'' in the United States because they are not from The US (stupid, I know).

Aliens/extraterrestrials come in all manners of ways and FG has shown that. Don't let stereotypes cloud your mind.

Penumbra was pretty much a Lovecraftian tale being told in a modern setting, which again, counts as sci fi.

Definitions:

''Alien may refer to:
Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
Alien (law), a non-citizen resident of a country
Introduced species, a species not native to its environment"

''Extraterrestrial may refer to any object or being beyond (extra-) the planet Earth (terrestrial). It is derived from the Latin Root extra ("outside", "outwards") and terrestris ("earthly", "of or relating to the Earth").
It may also refer to:
Extraterrestrial life, in scientific context, hypothetical life that exists outside Earth
Extraterrestrials in fiction''

''Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas".[1] Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure.
Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures.[2] It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation).''

Source: Wikipedia.