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Adaptive Civilizations Die Hard
Smaller creatures can be 'faster'. Neurons have to travel a shorter distance. Hearts tend to beat faster. So they could totally life faster and probably develop faster. However I don't think it would …
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How to have believable society where people are sorted into their roles?
There are plenty of ways to do this. As AlexP mentions in his answer under Emperor Constantine fathers had to be succeeded by their sons under harsh punishment. Of course such a sorting is at best ine …
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Consequences of Personal AIs
1) Not really, people can form meaningful friendships through pen-pals and online conversations. No photos or other images required, just a name.
2) EULA I guess. Much how Tesla insists their self dr …
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How much crossbreeding should there be in a human eugenics program?
What wetcircuit says. Sparta is a good example. Adding to that. You want your women to be fit. Childbirth at that technological level is dangerous. You want them to survive.
Add to that the slow rep …
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Air robots for law enforcement trial period
SmartWater or SelectaDNA style spray. It's a liquid spray with a unique identifier. Can even be colorless while lighting up under a blacklight.
As a waterbased liquid it's quite harmless. Just equip …
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Robots replacing human - in future
The replacing process isn't happening slowly at all. This is probably one of the fastest adaption of technology out there.
And I'm talking about robotics that wouldn't have high-end AI. Wouldn't it l …
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If only true love awakens magical power: How do i train mages in modern times?
Also 'true love' seems plenty of real in our modern day society so I assume you mean in your world that's of a similar tech level? More like Japan where people below 30 simply refuse to date? …
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If people forgot how to write, how would the world be affected?
I assume audio logs would be dominant. Not sure if you'd block voice-to-text protocols on computers. If you did making new audio books would be a tedious job of connecting audio files but doable.
Yo …
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Can a culture/society develop without religion?
Yes but unlikely. Religion seems to occure when we can't explain things. It gives us a reason for the events around us. So it's possible but unlikely to form.
What would be more likely is having reli …
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What are the exceptions to Natural Selection?
Infertility, magic talent comes with a severe reduction in fertility if not down right sterility. Now would that not make them die out? Not of the mutation rate among regular humans is high enough.
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What would define kingdoms in a fantasy setting?
In the real world what limits a nation beyond outside forces is how much control can you exact upon your subjects? On one end of the scale we have a tribal leader and on the other side a church appoin …
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How to conceal my immortality without hiding for a hundred years?
Is there much magic in the world or just this curse? I would say she needs to keep traveling. Keep exposure among the same people to a minimum. Never tell her age, to keep people guessing.
That way s …