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To various extents, yes, but it is easier to suspend one's disbelief about certain things than others. The main issue with sophons is that they routinely have t
by breuleux 2y ago
To various extents, yes, but it is easier to suspend one's disbelief about certain things than others. The main issue with sophons is that they routinely have to interact with quantities of energy that should annihilate them: when they are unfolded, for instance, they have to bear the impact of light all over their planet-spanning surface. They are "god-tier" technology, but only because they flaunt basic conservation of energy. I find it harder to suspend my disbelief about that than e.g. faster than light travel.
Foundation and Dune's premises are much tamer, and neither story collapses entirely if they turn out to be false.
- asdasdsddd 2y agoAh yes, eating worm poop is the only thing that allows humans to navigate ships moving at light speed is more plausible.
- breuleux 2y agoIt is unironically more plausible than etching a supercomputer inside a proton, yes. It's odd, but it's not broken.
- yongjik 2y agoForget lightspeed: melding your body with worms give you first-person access to memories of your ancestors. Like, your ancestors who lived in Ancient Greece. And all others. Sophon is downright mundane compared to this.