What if we, humanity as a whole, are the Forerunners? What if we are just at a really early stage in our evolution process and we will be able to travel through space using "slip space" technology? I honestly believe that our obsession with the science fiction universe will propel us into a futuristic age that closely resembles the ones in Halo or Star Wars. What if we are the ones that are meant to aid the rest of the universe with our technology in the (not too distant) future?
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Odds are we are the first intelligent race in the universe, so we could fulfill a role similar to the Forerunners.