Stellar Aphasia

Is human civilization a "survivor" protected by some force in the universe, or a "last experiment" deliberately kept in captivity? Who started the unknown war that destroyed the "Terminator"? And is the so-called "end of the world" in the Mayan calendar a disaster that has ended, or a countdown to the end of the universe that has not really begun? When humans first tried to send a response to the depths of the universe, they received a message from thousands of years ago: "Don't look for us." "Don't leave the solar system." "You think we saved you." "We're just buying you time."