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For questions that require plausible (better than suspension-of-disbelief) answers based on Real World science that are not necessarily constrained to the known limits of Real World science. Contrast with the hard-science, science-fiction and internal-consistency tags. This tag may not be used alone. This tag may not be used with the science-fiction, hard-science, or internal-consistency tags.

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Create a disease that can easily be cured by adopting a custom from another culture

Cholera This disease ravaged Europe in the 19th century. Its main symptoms are severe diarrhea, vomitting and stomach pain. It does not have a high mortality rate (less than 10%), but the way it affe …
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Why wouldn't a human colony that lost its technology mine for metals or use electricity?

You could make this planet an ancient colony of some forgotten race, who disappeared thousands of years ago for some reason (disease, civil or galactic war, ascension to a higher plane of existence... …
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