PhantorGorth wrote:
Ehh? How? I am saying that Humans (one species) have different races
and then say that Blue Bony Felines and Fierce Yellow Felines therefore can be different races of the same Feline species. How is that not 100% compatible with each other?
The problem we have here is biological unity, humans are genetically comparable. IE they can still interbreed. There may come a time where separate groups of humans on different rocks are unable to. We know that environment drives evolution. Humans have shown a propensity to kill each other over the most trivial of differences. Faith, power and love and those are the more intransigent of commodities. There there are actual commodities, land, clean water, energy. Then you have physical traits, histories of conflict. Etc etc etc. That's just ONE inter breedable species on ONE planet.
I find the probability of a sentient species split in a transgalactic way maintaining a single sense of “species” as exceptionally unlikely, due mainly to local social, economic and eventually biological and genetic forces. Basically the more you separate the easier it is for the separated groups to disassociate.
I am however willing to entertain the idea. It's possible the other races have a mecca that they make a pilgrimage back to. Faith would do it, for the sake of tradition would do it. So yeah, although I don't agree with your method, I will defend your right to the death to say it.
But then stepping back, this really is not the point. Your proposing an outward in hypothesis of colonization. I'm proposing an inward out one. By recognizing two areas (if I can) for cat space space and lizard space I will enable BOTH possible states to exist, to be resolved (or maybe not) at some hither too as yet unmentioned “later date.”
I can non-destructively accommodate. It's going to take a bit of work, but it can be done. I will not fight your corner on this, but it would be immature and irresponsible of me to ignore the possibility, and disregard the considerable effort you've already put in.
PhantorGorth wrote:
Sorry, but I said "in game" not real life, so looks like you got totally wrong idea of what I meant. I meant the imaginary people (species unknown) who compiled the descriptions in all the ships navigation systems not B&B.
Ah! I see I apologize, but still that can cut both ways depending on motive. Once again it's not a silver bullet that shoots down one or the other argument.
PhantorGorth wrote:
Don't disagree just don't see Humans letting other species get organised enough to have their own worlds. This is assuming genetic concept and limited spawning. If spawning occured a long time ago them that point is irrelevant as the other species would get to big enough before humans and non-human start to interact.
I have a some what more cynical view of what humans can and cannot keep a lid on. Personally I see a little neglect going a long way, a little cruelty going a long way too. You can get away with gunship diplomacy only so long (and that's humans against humans). Guerrilla war fare + local knowledge make a surface landing tricky, you could gas or disease the planet but that has it's own logistical, political and economic problems.
PhantorGorth wrote:
First of all life has reinvented the same forms again and again, it's called "convergent evolution". I wouldn't want to say that Lobsters are exactly like Earth Lobsters, etc., just that is the colloquial name humans gave them as they are lobster-esque. Although Disembodied pointed out that if they don't use the same kind of biochemistry such as DNA then food is unlikely to be tradeable between species. That is a point I have to concede.
I am sorry but the fact that Lobster homeworld like animals are seen through out the universe is proof of the Lobster Goddess and she made all creatures through out the universe........
Nice to see your not loosing your sense of humor
on a separate note food for thought. Where are the robots and AI's? Machinary is the most wide spread unnatural form in the universe (we know of) I wonder why machine planets don't exist?
Anyway. I'm agreeing to disagree on this one, at some point maybe someone might have to concede or at the very least compromise, but that's NOT TODAY! I'm going to crack open those spread sheets, take a look and leave the oolite backstory with a hole in it big enough to drive a fleet of trucks through. What say you sir?
OK got it open.
ah I see this is running the actual "whole thing" I wondered why lave was suddenly appearing in gal4. And all the cell maths too, charming.