One of the reasons that the indigenous populations of the Americas were so devastated by the coming of Europeans (aside from us being a bit awful to them) was that they hadn’t inherited genetic resistances to small pox and other common diseases of the Old World.
Exactly ... they come to contact with bacterias, or viruses their body didnt know ... Wich is litteraly what would happen to you.
Originally Posted by Warlocke
Those left over to parent the next generation had more efficient immune responses and thus, so do their children.
Childern sure ... bcs there we are talking about 20-30y difference, and those childerns often live in same living conditions ... But the more generations come in between, the less im willing to believe that your body is carrying some ultimate imunity against illness, that may not even exist nowadays ...
And there is lots of generations in 4000y.
Originally Posted by Warlocke
So if you traveled into the past you would be taking generations of built in immunity to diseases with you, and wouldn’t need to worry very much about getting very sick.
Well, since we would never know ... i think we can agree to disagree. If you would ever invent time traveling, let me know ... i would gladly be prooven wrong.
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Originally Posted by Blackheifer
Viruses and fungi are fascinating little buggers.
Indeed!
I mean, im no biologist, bacteriologist nor virologist myself ... obviously. But from what i have read (and i may have undersand it wrong), most mutations exist trough pure coincidence ... all those "little buggers" as you (and certain old lady) say, are basicaly constantly evolving, in incredible speed ... luckily for us, most of their mutations are not too dangerous for us ... until they are. :-/ But jut that they are teoreticaly able to create thousands variations of themselves, wittin few weeks (maybe even faster) ... well, if this isnt fascinating, i dont really know what would be.
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Originally Posted by Warlocke
I remember in the run up to Origins BioWare said they could reproduce but together but don’t often and if they do the offspring is either just human or just an elf.
Im not really sure if we should read that from genetical perspective Half Elves equal to humans litterally ... or just take it as if there is any distinction they are not able to find it in Thedas. (wich i just cant help the feeling that some should be there, but i understand that they didnt want to bother with it, even WotC are throwing halfbreeds away)
Still ... That is my headcannon. :P Elves breeded with humans, linger around humans, and in general were often figuratively becoming humans more and more ... until they started even look similar.
And until BioWare will provide us any better explanation, that is what i stick to. (And yes, i would probably accept even that Solas as a child fall on his head )
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Originally Posted by Warlocke
Studios don’t like announcing games being canceled. Public admission of failure isn’t good publicity.
Yeah ... Exactly my point.
But nobody can seriously feel mad at me (at least i wouldnt say they could) if i call companty that takes my money, then for few true that but still years, are just promising "we will tell you when there will be something to say" ... and eventualy one day anounce cancelation ... When i call that company bag of shitheads. :-/
Last edited by RagnarokCzD; 06/02/2308:54 PM.
I still dont understand why cant we change Race for our hirelings. Lets us play Githyanki as racist as they trully are!
