tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post8750773231727926773..comments2024-03-28T00:05:38.435-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Biology of Star Trek RevisitedPeggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-14861927750138855012009-05-13T09:59:00.000-07:002009-05-13T09:59:00.000-07:00Set transporter coordinates to Centauri Dreams, wh...Set transporter coordinates to <A HREF="http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=7795" REL="nofollow">Centauri Dreams</A>, where my friend Paul Gilster is graciously hosting my more extended take on the new Star Trek film.<br /><br />To Anonymous: I'm with you on the back to nature movement, insofar as it seems to be a niche leisure activity of the privileged. However, evolution is undirected, except Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipnivan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-59388917174806227412009-05-12T07:02:00.000-07:002009-05-12T07:02:00.000-07:00I am rather partial to tielhard de Chardain's vers...I am rather partial to tielhard de Chardain's version of evolution myself.<br /><br />You say evolution is undirected. If that is so, then why did the microbes ever bother to become more complex at all?<br /><br />I know it seems dated to support progress for a better species and society, but don't let that color your views and plans for our future. <br /><br />Personally I have had more than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-4645136927318784682009-05-07T23:41:00.000-07:002009-05-07T23:41:00.000-07:00Oh, and since the evolution in the Star Trek unive...Oh, and since the evolution in the Star Trek universe is goal oriented, I wonder who, or what, is setting those goals. The Q?Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-4678602422195981672009-05-07T23:39:00.000-07:002009-05-07T23:39:00.000-07:00Larry: I like the idea that Star Trek exists in an...Larry: I like the idea that Star Trek exists in an alternative universe that is only superficially similar to our own. It definitely makes sense!<br /><br />Athena: I hadn't really noticed it, but yes, their evolution often appears Lamarckian.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-35711930271174472172009-05-07T20:44:00.000-07:002009-05-07T20:44:00.000-07:00Dear Peggy,
many thanks for the wonderful words! ...Dear Peggy,<br /><br />many thanks for the wonderful words! Your blog has given me much pleasure and food for thought.<br /><br />And Larry, you are right about evolution in Star Trek -- in addition, it's often Lamarckian.Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipnivan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-59191992407433826512009-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:00I've always felt that the biology of Star Trek mad...I've always felt that the biology of Star Trek made it clear that it was an alternate universe just as much as the physics (FTL travel) did.<br /><br />In particular, in the Star Trek universe evolution is clearly teleological and goal oriented. In our universe evolution is undirected. In the Star Trek universe evolution tends towards the creation of intelligent beings of pure energy (such as Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.com