Timeline for Would a humanoid alien have a similar anatomy with us? [closed]
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| Jul 12, 2018 at 9:10 | vote | accept | John Michailidis | ||
| Jul 11, 2018 at 19:15 | comment | added | JBH | By the way, your question was closed because, as asked, we couldn't see a way you could judge the quality of any answer other than "no." The process keeps people from cluttering the answer space with answers that might not help you. To avoid this closure, you need to explain to us what the attributes of the "best answer" are. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 19:13 | comment | added | JBH | What you're talking about is an interpretation of convergent evolution. Most theorists believe that convergent evolution between planets is highly unlikely. If your story doesn't need the detail, I recommend ignoring it. If your story can benefit from the detail, then your task as the writer is to supply a reasonable explanation for convergent evolution that allows the reader to suspend their disbelief. Bear in mind that we SciFi junkies have been happily chomping down convergent evolution withoug complaint for almost a century. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 19:01 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:43 | comment | added | Willk | You could rephrase this question: "How can I explain that a humanoid alien from a different world has the same basic physiology as humans"? | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:40 | history | closed |
dot_Sp0T Aify user535733 Vincent Marshall Tigerus |
Opinion-based | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:33 | comment | added | user535733 | In the literature, some do and some don't. I think that makes this question opinion-based. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:23 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:12 | comment | added | Secespitus | Welcome to WorldBuilding John! You might be interested in some of our existing questions about similar topics, such as Would intelligent life evolve any other body plan than humanoid? If you have a moment please take the tour and visit the help center to learn more about the site. Have fun! | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 18:10 | answer | added | Charlene Foti | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 17:55 | comment | added | bendl | I'd like to say "No" but really it's entirely up to you. You could add the "Science Based" tag and try to narrow down the kind of answers you get, but unfortunately we've never met another alien so it's quite hard to say. Unless you can find a way to limit your question a little bit, it's likely to be closed for being "Primarily Opinion Based." | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 17:46 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 11, 2018 at 17:45 | history | asked | John Michailidis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |