Re:Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies
by kbenson on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:27PM
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> By the time we managed to meet them again, there would be no reason to expect them to be like us.
Depending on technological advancements and how "hard" you want to consider your sci-fi or future science (purely based on likely developments of current technology, etc), how close to Earth conditions you want to assume the other planet was, how much you believe humans are still evolving, whether you think humans are likely to evolve along similar paths if segregated, whether we are considering mental models only or physical likeness...
So yes, no reason necessarily to expect them to be, but some small chance depending on a lot of factors lining up.
> This is a regular feature of Motie civilization in the series beginning with The Mote in God's Eye.
Yes, it's not an original trope. The rogue star explanation is one of the more feasible I've heard though.
Depending on technological advancements and how "hard" you want to consider your sci-fi or future science (purely based on likely developments of current technology, etc), how close to Earth conditions you want to assume the other planet was, how much you believe humans are still evolving, whether you think humans are likely to evolve along similar paths if segregated, whether we are considering mental models only or physical likeness...
So yes, no reason necessarily to expect them to be, but some small chance depending on a lot of factors lining up.
> This is a regular feature of Motie civilization in the series beginning with The Mote in God's Eye.
Yes, it's not an original trope. The rogue star explanation is one of the more feasible I've heard though.