17th April 2005, 1:49 PM
Actually the ending of FFX really didn't leave it wide open for a sequel at all. The storyline of FFX-2 was something they just had to more or less make up on the spot. I still haven't bothered playing more of FFX-2. It just doesn't interest me that much...
And yes, I'd say that the whole "law" thing is a bit of a stretch. Some cultures DID worship newcomers with advanced tech, a few did not. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that sufficiently advanced technology is easily confused for magic by the layperson. Imagine if aliens invaded tomorrow with ridiculously advanced tech, I'm talking ships constructed of light with halos spinning around them stuff (if that wasn't physically impossible I'm saying). Are we likely to assume it must be magic? Well, in today's culture, probably not. I'm sure a lot of superstitious people would think it is, but there's plenty of people who would not think so.
I will say this, any sufficiently advanced technology is bound to make someone upon first seeing it say "WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" at first.
And yes, I'd say that the whole "law" thing is a bit of a stretch. Some cultures DID worship newcomers with advanced tech, a few did not. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that sufficiently advanced technology is easily confused for magic by the layperson. Imagine if aliens invaded tomorrow with ridiculously advanced tech, I'm talking ships constructed of light with halos spinning around them stuff (if that wasn't physically impossible I'm saying). Are we likely to assume it must be magic? Well, in today's culture, probably not. I'm sure a lot of superstitious people would think it is, but there's plenty of people who would not think so.
I will say this, any sufficiently advanced technology is bound to make someone upon first seeing it say "WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" at first.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)