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Old 09-14-2007, 08:53 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Yay, technology. Things that would have been developed eventually anyways.

Put enough humans on a planet and leave them alone for enough years and you'll just about always end up with something that acts like the AK47.

Our species is especially talented at turning metals into implements with which to destroy each other.

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I'm not talking about intellect, I'm talking history. I'm talking about a young society without the experience of an extensive set-up history to consult, without legal statutes, without common law, without uniforms, perhaps without a language.
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