I always felt that based on STO they treat the crystalline entity like some sort of god like creature. Perhaps it's not even that, maybe it's some sort of super weapon developed by them for nefarious purposes. Who knows.
I imagine on the Tholians message board, people are asking:
What are humans? Are they Endoskeleton people? Are they Carbon People? Are they Flesh People? Are they Monkeys?
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Who knows.
...especially that last one.
They keep trying, they all die shortly before most of us get our shot at the Tholians in their own Red Alerts.