Blenderhead
Since: Mar, 2011
Jan 17th 2014 at 10:21:36 AM
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I'm thinking that we should expand this to be more than just a sci fi trope. More and more gritty, dark fantasy series like The Black Company and The First Law are exploring an analogous experience of fantasy worlds where humans are the only sentient species. A Song of Ice and Fire/A Game of Thrones arguably even counts, since the Others appear to be undead.
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SeptimusHeap
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Jan 17th 2014 at 11:32:15 AM
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That seems more like a different trope to me. Might want to take it to YKTTW.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Carracosta
Since: Aug, 2012
Aug 26th 2012 at 7:31:51 PM
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If I recall, Star Trek had an explanation for this. The other species of the galaxy were waiting for mankind to pass a sort of rite of passage, inventing warp technology. This could work as a Hand Wave In-Universe for mankind's isolation.
The consistent misuse of sentient on this page really bothers me. A cow is sentient, a goldfish is sentient. Human like awareness is sapience