... the beforetime tech of immunisation. Our answer to that could something like the method of injection was simply inspired by a beforetime book.
[act]Meanwhile[/act]
Dean: [act]is trying to sneak off while MK is giving her little speech[/act]
Ari: [act]pounces on him[/act] Where do you think you're going silly?
Dean: [act]grimace[/act] Well, I thought since the Moonfairies aren't coming to collect me, that I would go and find them. I don't want to be a distraction and all.
Ari: How are you a distraction?
Dean: Well, when you look like this - how can you ask such a thing?
MK: [act]has now wandered over[/act] (L) Tis true.
Dean: [act]mutters something along the lines of Damnit[/act] I really think I should be going, how is this particular piece of script even relevant to your debate topic?
Ari: It's entertaining.
MK: To Ari and in at least ;D
Dean: :|
MK: Well, do you have any insight you could offer on the matter?
Dean: Sorry - now if it was demons and things that crawl in the night, I'd be your go too guy.
Random Herder: DEMONS! Lud-cursed beasts abominations!
That's true - just because we know about the past doesn't mean that we would have to adopt it, or adapt anything new from it - and the question does say 'Beforetime technologies should stay in the Beforetime' - it doesn't say we can't study them. They remain an artefact from the past, and I like your idea of making a distinction between being inspired by Beforetime methods and tech, and actually using the tech/objects.One additional point I thought of was based on our history; that anything we dig up about the past does essentially stay in the past, and is studied for historical reasons. We don't look back at the way some ancient civilisation used cloth or medicine and replace our latest/recent findings with their ways. Because technology constantly evolves, reverting back to an old method goes against the nature of invention.
Min
(I know, ancient methods can inspire innovation, but I assume we're talking here about grabbing a Beforetime object and using it?)
deb wrote...inventions come from need. they are developed over time to fulfill a need or to make life easier. Our needs are very different to the beforetimers, we have seen already in the OC the development of tek thats suirted to them) I know we have....... just cant think of any atm |:(
one other thing....beforetimers needed technology! Medical care, phones etc. the misfits don't need it. as has been said they have farseeking and healers. they have coercer knights for security. In fact the misfits have a great deal more than the beforetimers did in the way of empathy and beastspeaking.
but if beforetime tek was unearthed, it risks exposing everyone to diseases their immune systems aren't equipped to deal with.Good point. :) And I agree that we should all do a bit of both in the debating process. :)
Beforetime should stay in the Beforetime could be answered with because otherwise we'd be overrun by Zombies.
Min
Well guys - if anyone wants to have a go at writing this one up... feel free :PI guess I can give it a go, unless someone else would rather do it? If I write it, it will probably need to be made a bit more entertaining though - I always take things too seriously! :P