![]() This second characteristic is what causes problems between humans and impedes their advancement as a species. Jdhaya tells Lilith that humanity is perhaps one of the most intelligent species that they had encountered in Oankali history. According to Jdhaya, and the rest of the Oankali, humanity is genetically coded with two opposing characteristics. In this passage, Jdhaya is explaining to Lilith the inherent contradiction in human nature that caused their destruction through nuclear war. Of course, they too would have to remember to reexamine themselves periodically." Lilith and Jdhaya, "Womb," page 37 If they had been able to perceive and solve their problem, they might have been able to avoid destruction. And your people were in a similar position. "Then I suppose it would eventually have killed me." However, thanks to what the Oankali did to her body while she slept, she is already going down that path no matter whether she consents to it or not. She is also not ready to see a different version of herself which has mutated thanks to Oankali intervention. She, along with the rest of the humans aboard the Oankali ship, is not ready for humanity to be eradicated completely. However, Lilith responds with terror to this idea. Jdhaya's assertion that Lilith and the rest of humanity will "become something other than you were" is seen as a blessing in the eyes of the Oankali. ![]() In a sense, humanity will die out completely as a result of this genetic mixing. The human women will also be carrying half-human, half-Oankali babies which will constitute the new generation on Earth. They will return having been genetically changed by the Oankali while they slept. However, humanity is not returning to Earth the same as how it left. The Oankali will give humans the tools they will need to survive in this new environment. The human ruins have been cleared away by the Oankali and with them all of humanity's history. The Oankali will allow the surviving humans to return to Earth, now that it is 250 years later and the world is inhabitable again. Humanity has a similar future in store for it. Additionally, they changed her genetic structure so that her body will never produce cancer again. The Oankali discovered cancer within her body and removed it. She was genetically predisposed to cancer thanks to her family lineage. While the humans sleep, the Oankali preserve their health and will intervene in their genetic code if they believe it will improve their longevity. Most of those humans are currently in an induced sleep on the Oankali spaceship, which is currently in orbit around Earth. The Oankali picked up the remaining surviving humans after a deadly nuclear war that wiped out most of the human race. In this passage, Jdhaya explains to Lilith what is going to happen to her and the rest of humanity thanks to Oankali intervention in their lives. ![]() You will become something other than you were." Jdaya, "Womb," page 32 We'll put you in areas that are clean of radioactivity and history.
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