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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

These Words are Accepted.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Introduction

For those who don't know, r/AskScienceFiction uses "Watsonian" to refer to an in-universe, suspension-of-disbelief perspective (i.e. you're thinking like Sherlock or James Watson). They use "Doylist" to refer to an IRL perspective (i.e. you're thinking like Arthur Conan Doyle).

I propose that we take advantage of the brevity and clarity this affords with two, potentially 3-4 terms.

(feel free to suggest more)

"Watsonian" candidates

  1. Randian
  2. Loialist
  3. Veriny
  4. Brownian
  5. ~~Gleemanian~~ (too ambiguous)

Book-specific equivalent

  1. Felian

Show-specific equivalent

  1. Danan
  2. Maksimian
  3. Steppinly/Steppinesque

"Doylist" candidates:

  1. Jordanian
  2. Robertian
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I think a mix of primarily Blue and Grey with some Greens, Whites, and Browns.

 

A massive, loyal-to-the-messiah dessert warrior culture (of which said messiah’s mother became an adopted member), a secretive order of women mystics pulling the strings on human civilization, weapons inspired by the Javanese kris, a heavy focus on political intrigue and machinations, a strong focus on a near-instantaneous method of traveling, and so on and so forth.

I’m astounded that the book Origins of the Wheel of Time completely failed to mention Dune when listing out all the inspirational works and events for Robert Jordan’s magnum opus.

 

A massive, loyal-to-the-messiah dessert warrior culture (of which said messiah’s mother became an adopted member), a secretive order of women mystics pulling the strings on human civilization, weapons inspired by the Javanese kris, a heavy focus on political intrigue and machinations, a strong focus on a near-instantaneous method of traveling, and so on and so forth.

I’m astounded that the book Origins of the Wheel of Time completely failed to mention Dune when listing out all the inspirational works and events for Robert Jordan’s magnum opus.

 
 
 
 
 

Viccini and Shen an Calhar

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Informal definitions that aren't very useful when discussing effects and implications of the technical details.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is my post not in that community?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

[email protected]

For fans of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

 

I found one I'd like to use with no posts at all, and the one mod hasn't had any Lemmy activity in 7 months or so. I PM'd him, but I'd be surprised if that message reaches him.

 

r/AskReddit 2023 recap

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

No

If the meme is correct that people are rebuilt at the molecular level, then cell damage would be preserved across iterations.

That said, if you have sufficient resolution and detail to rebuild someone at the molecular level, I see no theoretical limitation that would prevent actively using modified transporters to heal damage, etc.

That said, I subscribe to the philosophy that your subjective experience / perspective / consciousness ends the moment you're first disassembled by a transporter and never resumes (i.e. transporters are actually duplicators). So it's not the fountain of youth in any meaningful sense if transporting is modified to repair damage.

That said, I see no reason why a heavily modified transporter couldn't be used to Ship of Theseus your whole self cell by cell, thereby completely rejuvenating yourcellf without the pesky cessation of consciousness / death. So, yes, it could be the fountain of youth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

"cell damage" is just part of the details you get when you retain enough pattern detail to include peoples recent memories.

This is (unknowingly) implicit in OP's description of transporters as rebuilding someone at the molecular (as opposed to cellular) level.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not cloning though. Cloning creates a person with an identical genetic blueprint.

Rebuilding someone at the molecular level will create a person entirely identical, including cellular damage, scars, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Idk. That's more a case of kids making high fructose corn syrup doing crazy stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yes. The lizard people engineered us that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not sure a 1:1 would make sense for Foundation. At least not for people who haven't read it anyways. Sure would be interesting though.

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