History Headscratchers / FreeFall

** Which of course means that the robots brains are designed for ''colonists'', not ''workers''.
*** Yeah, but they couldn't build robots the normal way with the damage the factory had accrued.

** Like the [[{{JustBugsMe/Ptitle32kl1nkj}} Mage: The Ascension JBM]] put it, "Belief is "I know this toaster will toast my bread in about two to five minutes because that is how toasters work, even though I'm no electrician."", e. g. those who do not understand tech '''treat''' it as magic. Knowing that Mark lives and works in the most religios and superstitous country of the First World, this is most propably what he meant.

Picayune, I know, but [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1300/fv01201.htm when I saw Sam complain that Terrans don't have any looting songs,]] I couldn't help but think, "[[WithCatlikeTread Yes, we do!]]"

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* Why is it that uplifted chimps were described as sociopaths, when chimps do in fact have empathy and compassion? On the other hand, wolves do not feel empathy. Florence should be the sociopath, although a loyal one socially compatible with humans.

** Like the [[{{JustBugsMe/Ptitle32kl1nkj}} Mage: The Ascension JBM}} put it, "Belief is "I know this toaster will toast my bread in about two to five minutes because that is how toasters work, even though I'm no electrician."", e. g. those who do not understand tech '''treat''' it as magic. Knowing that Mark lives and works in the most religios and superstitous country of the First World, this is most propably what he meant.

** Like the MageTheAscension JBM put it, "Belief is "I know this toaster will toast my bread in about two to five minutes because that is how toasters work, even though I'm no electrician."", e. g. those who do not understand tech '''treat''' it as magic. Knowing that Mark lives and works in the most religios and superstitous country of the First World, this is most propably what he meant.

--->''"Surely," protested the Herald Tribune, "there is a fundamental difference. We are accustomed to Science. On your world there are doubtless many things which we might not understand -- but they wouldn't seem magic to us."''

--->''"Are you quite sure of that?" said Karellen, so softly that it was hard to hear his words. "Only a hundred years lies between the age of electricity and the age of steam, but what would a Victorian engineer have made of a television set or an electronic computer. And how long would he have lived if he started to investigate their workings? The gulf between two technologies can easily become so great that it is -- lethal."''

->''"Surely," protested the Herald Tribune, "there is a fundamental difference. We are accustomed to Science. On your world there are doubtless many things which we might not understand -- but they wouldn't seem magic to us."''

->''"Are you quite sure of that?" said Karellen, so softly that it was hard to hear his words. "Only a hundred years lies between the age of electricity and the age of steam, but what would a Victorian engineer have made of a television set or an electronic computer. And how long would he have lived if he started to investigate their workings? The gulf between two technologies can easily become so great that it is -- lethal."''

->''"Surely," protested the Herald Tribune, "there is a fundamental difference. We are accustomed to Science. On your world there are doubtless many things which we might not understand -- but they wouldn't seem magic to us."''\\

*** Yeah, but theycouldn't build robots the normal way with the damage the factory had accrued.

**** Not that this is an argument against the above explanations/discussion, but has anyone else considered RuleOfFunny?

** Evidence that wolves "do not feel empathy"? Been mindmelded to a wolf lately or something?

[[WMG: Flo's Space Suit]]
Where did she get one that could fit her head?

[[WMG: Sam's enviromental suit]]
* It is established that Sam's species is native to a world with a mich higher air pressure than humans. Sam is unable to stay awake and conscious in Earth-level pressure, and thus needs his enviromental suit while he's staying on Jean. So it really bugs me that he can take off the faceplate and even a sleeve.