The random blitherings of an astronomer
did you ever play the computer game Captain Blood where you attempt to communicate with aliens using an icon based language?
Kadir beneath Mo Moteh.
Captain Blood was a nice concept, but flawed execution.
Alas, I missed that one.
That's why theory -> observation and not proof. You keep testing things even if you think they're really true.Occam's Razor is useful, but there's no compunction on the Universe to be simple.
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Having read a good chunk of the original stories, I turn away slightly from mythological themes and back to something more academical : the ...
did you ever play the computer game Captain Blood where you attempt to communicate with aliens using an icon based language?
ReplyDeleteKadir beneath Mo Moteh.
ReplyDeleteCaptain Blood was a nice concept, but flawed execution.
ReplyDeleteAlas, I missed that one.
ReplyDeleteThat's why theory -> observation and not proof. You keep testing things even if you think they're really true.
ReplyDeleteOccam's Razor is useful, but there's no compunction on the Universe to be simple.