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Re: An interesting Sci-fi idea
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 11 Jun 2003 19:33:26 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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Direct from the Eastern Block Scientific Research Directorate:
Theory of ‘Track’ Evolution
A subset of Interplanetary Evolutionary Biology
The nature, physical and chemical, of organic molecules provide life with a
finite number of genetic traits that can be evolved. Furthermore, they are
arranged in a tree like order, such that evolution of one trait disables and
enables the evolution of further traits. This gives rise to a
inter-planetary division of life, such that plants from one planet will
resemble plants from another planet, even if such planets have no direct
contact, given that the planets have similiar conditions. It is the role of
the Interplanetary Evolutionary Biologist to track different traits and how
they organize into orders, families, and species. It is because of Track
Evolution that intelligent species tend towards higher apes, as it is within
the evolutionary ‘track’ of primates to develop intelligence.
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So, you wanna run with the big dogs, do you Jr Marshal?
I would argue that life has a finite number genetic traits for any one
population. However, space offers infinite possibilites. The combination of
even the smallest changes in environment would have dramatic effects on the
evolution of a population. Therefore, for your above stated theory, the
conditions on each planet would have to be exactly the same.
Indeed, Oceanica did not have life tending toward higher apes, but rather a more
insect-fish like kind of life. I refer,
of course, to the Sea Monkeys.
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thought this might be an interesting thought.
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A very interesting thought. Are the Interplanetary Evolutionary Biologists an
Eastern Block affiliated organization? I’d like to hear more about the whole
concept. Joe Meno and I have been toying with xenobiology over in .aquazone for
a while now.
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| -snip (...) either that or kick the big dogs in their knee caps. hehehehehe. (...) but you have a limiting factor of planets that can sustain life at all. But the theory states "given the physics and chemistry of organic molecules". I would argue (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) (snip) (...) Well, I just had to chime in on this.. My take on this is that while there might be a finite number of organic molecules, the combinations of molecules are infinite. A given trait might have one or two molecules to express itself, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Direct from the Eastern Block Scientific Research Directorate: Theory of 'Track' Evolution A subset of Interplanetary Evolutionary Biology The nature, physical and chemical, of organic molecules provide life with a finite number of genetic traits (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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