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Posted by: grey101
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I haven't read Cryptum, so I can't completely hate on it yet, but I have my qualms with the information I've gotten about it. I'm sure the quality of the writing is fine, and so is most of the lore, but I really don't like the idea of an ancient space-faring humanity. It completely throws our knowledge of human evolution out the window. I've also heard that our species isn't even related to the other forms of life on Earth, although I'm not sure if that's true. If it is, it's pretty disappointing. I mean, in fiction and especially in fantasy and science-fiction, you're obviously going to get some parts where reality has to be suspended for the plot or canon, but you have to draw a line or it seems ridiculous.
If you haven't read cryptum twice you shouldn't talk about it whatsoever.
Ummm you shouldn't talk like an arrogant ass. Every post I see from you always looks like you hold a major grudge against anyone who doesn't hold the same opinion. Calm down, guy.
It was implied that earth wasn't even the original homeworld of humanity thus opening up a window.
And bornsteller did mention that the fossil record would be messed up with the de-evolution (which is interesting becuase in real life the date is constantly being pushed back).
and we are still related to everything (don't know where that idea came from)
When you say that Earth isn't the original homeworld, do you really mean our species only or all life on Earth? Just clarifying. If we (-blam!- sapiens sapiens) originate on another planet but the rest of Earth's flora and fauna don't, then how are we related to them at all? Also, Cryptum tries to account for the various extinct human species by saying that the Forerunners "devolved" us. Forgive my ignorance, but when did this occur? I've read that the space-faring humans lived about 200,000 BCE (which is, in reality, right around the time that our species first speciated from [probably] H. heidelbergensis), yet we can date our ancestors H. erectus/ergaster as having a nearly two million year existence, the most long lived of all human species. If we can date a H. erectus specimen to living that long ago, then wouldn't that give evidence that contradicts the idea that the Forerunners "devolved" us? I mean, I don't really expect a logical answer because as I've said before, there are places in fiction where it's going to conflict with reality. Just trying to figure out where those lines are.