The Guardians--A Novel

Consider the universe and a time far from now. Consider the Earth is nothing more than a legend like Atlantis, Mu, Eden, the Tower of Babel, and other lost civilizations that we can find little to no trace of—if they ever truly existed. Now consider mankind has populated alien worlds and started civilization again. What would these people be like?

In the modern world, we define ourselves by our ethnicity. This can be seen on every content in various degrees, but let us look at the United States for a moment. We do not just have Americans. We have African-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Arab-Americans, Jewish-Americans, Native Americans, Latino-Americans, Irish-Americans, Scot-Americans, French-Americans, German-Americans, Greek-Americans, and so many groups that I have lost count. Take a moment and reread that list. We hold onto and define a piece of ourselves by our ethnic backgrounds.

In the universe I described above, would such ethnicity be the same. Let me use an example: Would someone from then describe himself as “Russian-Mexican-Italian from Abraxas”? Remember, the Earth is long gone—would there be a “Russia”, “Mexico,” “Italy” or any other nation to draw upon, but in some lost legend. Obviously, the answer is no.

What would these people look like then? How would they draw upon their ethnicity? Obviously, this answer can never be truly answered in the real world, but it is the real world that can point to a possible answer. If we look at the human population and the genetics behind it and then consider the possibility of places like Babel, we can see that the human race would be mostly brown skinned with some other hues, brunette, and dark eyed. The genes behind other skin pigmentations would still be there and would appear—or so the evidence may suggest and it is this evidence that I am taking into account and using as a guide.

If you read this blog, please feel free to express your views on what a culture like this would look like,

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