Re: The Theory Behind A Human/Vulcan Child
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:45 am
I find it interesting how the levels of believability can vary from person to person, and even from show to show by the same person. Although I LOVED Babylon5 because of its diversity in aliens and alien culture, I could also enjoy Star Trek with countless human-like aliens. Some people considered this too unbelievable (scientifically improbable) and so flocked to B5 when they could not stomach Star Trek.
If you want to believe Humans & Vulcans cannot conceive naturally, so be it. If you think they can, so be it. If you think the pregnancy requires assistance, so be it. If you don't, so be it. Sometimes we need to remember we are talking about a fictional character from a fictional race breeding with a fictional human from a fictional futuristic civilization And for some, that's stretching reality a little too far.
Do I think it's possible that a human and alien could reproduce without help? Not even a little (see Distracted's post on chimp/humans). Is that going to stop me from writing (or reading) stories that it can be, heck no! ... obviously
If you want to believe Humans & Vulcans cannot conceive naturally, so be it. If you think they can, so be it. If you think the pregnancy requires assistance, so be it. If you don't, so be it. Sometimes we need to remember we are talking about a fictional character from a fictional race breeding with a fictional human from a fictional futuristic civilization And for some, that's stretching reality a little too far.
Do I think it's possible that a human and alien could reproduce without help? Not even a little (see Distracted's post on chimp/humans). Is that going to stop me from writing (or reading) stories that it can be, heck no! ... obviously