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Should SE develop more?
Topic Started: Dec 23 2010, 11:32 PM (2,353 Views)
Nimor
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That was a bit difficult to understand. Could you explain the last two sentences?
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Holben
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And particles aren't infitely reducible.

that is to say, break an atom apart, then again, then again, and you will reach a point where you cannot divide further. The level where everything is composed of packets of information.
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Though, irrationals.
Irrationals are conceptual numbers which have no end.

See?
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

"It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."
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So, the universe is irrational, and thus - science, or evolution, which is related to the concept of finding new things, is irrational as well.
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Canis Lupis
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

I'll talk about cladistics, though, admittedly, my taxonomic preference is Linnean.
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Holben
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Dec 26 2010, 11:42 AM
So, the universe is irrational, and thus - science, or evolution, which is related to the concept of finding new things, is irrational as well.
Nah, the universe itself isn't irrational, but some concepts that could be thought to be infinite are. :P

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I'll talk about cladistics, though, admittedly, my taxonomic preference is Linnean.
Shall we address that? :P
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

"It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."
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Nimor
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Your taxonomic preference of what? :/

For Canis Lupis.
Edited by Nimor, Dec 26 2010, 11:45 AM.
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Holben
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The two systems, Linnaean and Cladistics- Canis prefers the first.
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

"It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."
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The point of the 'Spec Ev 101' is to help people realize what is possible and plausible, and thus reduce the chances of them delving into the impossible :) As I bet 9 times out of 10, those impossibilities are the results of ignorance to certain facts, mostly brought on by lack of research and just not knowing where to start.
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Ddraig Goch
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I found my plan for my "SE Guide to Xenobiology";

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Introduction; Why plausibility matters
An overview of xenobiology, why it is necessary to create aliens as plausibly as possible, and a quick idea of what the guide covers.

Life in our Galaxy; Our Solar System and beyond
Xenobiology as a subject, the Drake Equation, and the likelihood of life in our neighbourhood.

In the beginning; Evolution and how it works
The basic fundamentals of evolution, and how life on Earth most likely arose.

Convergent Evolution; What to expect aliens to look like
How convergent evolution, and the usefulness of certain adaptations make certain features likely to arise in alien lifeforms.

The Gulphog; How aliens may adapt to their environments
Covering the Gulphog from National Geographic's Alien Worlds series, and how it is adapted to its environment, as an example.

Other worlds; Planets unlike our own
Several different planetery designs, including moons, chloroxygen/ neon/ etc worlds, and planets orbiting red dwarfs.

Alternative biochemistries; Life and silicon
Alternative biochemistries, including silicon and ammonia, and the definition of life itself.

SE rules of Xenobiology; Xenocentrism and humanesque aliens
Some SE specific rules for project making, including CL's xenocentrism/ terracentrism rules, and humanoid/ humanesque aliens.

Starting up; Useful tips and references
A miscillany of useful pointers, and some links to good examples of projects (such as Nereus), and other useful references (such as the glossary).[.quote]


Save the Blibbering Humdinger from extinction!
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soulpelt
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kinda like my global jungle planet. possible in idea, just not in actuallity. or so i gathered from Neo the A.I. I would very much likea 101, so that I won;t make many miore mistakes that could've avoided. ^_^'
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He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing - the fury of a Time Lord - and then we discovered why. Why this Doctor, who had fought with Gods and Demons, why he had run away from us and hidden. He was being kind.

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Canis Lupis
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

It'll be explained in terminology Nimor.
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Canis Lupis
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

BTW: Yeah! I gotta mention in a xeno-spec guide! I'm a forum-wide influence! This is a dream come true! XD

I'd like to thank all the people I stepped on to get here! *bows*
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Dec 26 2010, 01:21 PM
It'll be explained in terminology Nimor.
Good. :D
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Canis Lupis
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Yep!

So, any terms you guys would like me to cover specifically? I've got some very basics down, but I'd like some input on terminology you guys want defined, explained, and examplified.
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Holben
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Ddraig, want any help and i'll be here. :P
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

"It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."
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