Howling:Human species
Why are there so many species in the universe that look EXACTLY like humans? --Coop3 ☎ 20:44, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
- A. Because the human species is producing the show and it saves money on extravagant costumes and special effects.
- B. Because the humanoid body plan of bipedal, upright, no tail, two legs, two arms, one head, etc. (with occasional variations) is very efficient and versatile (it survived till the end of the universe circa 100 trillion), and it is therefore likely to survive and prosper if it appears somewhere.
- C. Because some alien species, especially those encountered in the future, may actually have a partial human ancestry. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 22:01, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
Point A is the worst answer. --Coop3 ☎ 23:55, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
- Coop3, please read Tardis:No personal attacks. Shambala108 ☎ 19:02, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Yet in real-world actuality, the likeliest. The Drahvins were easier and more realistic to portray than, say, the Zarbi, weren't they? —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 00:03, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
yy As far as I recall, Gallifreyans were the first sentient Humanoids, in effect creating the standard outline for life in the universe using morphic fields..? That's always seemed to me to be the best in-universe answer. Gallifrey102 ☎ 13:44, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
The Doctor has said that the Human Race spread throughout the galaxy. Cassandra made it clear that they often inter-bred with other species, leaving her the only "pure" human. That is part of it. But consider also the fact that evolution could lead to a bipedal form on Earth implies that on a similar world, the same might be true. On Earth, creatures without the ability to use tools (and ultimately, weapons) were at a disadvantage with regard to survival.
Now add those two things together, and you find that species who would be able to use human technology would be more likely to thrive in society with humans than those which could not. (Compare the Hath in "The Doctor's Daughter" with the forest in "The Doctor, The Widow...) Others would have trouble living in community with human-type beings.( Consider the solar creature from, "42", the locusts from "Planet of the Dead" or even the VAshtaNerada.) Perhaps more importantly, the less a being looked human, the less likely humans might treat them as persons, rather than beasts.(The Space Whale?") Is there a basis for estimating the relative odds of alien technological superiority at time of first contact with humans? Extrapolating from present day humans, a weaker alien race would have a lot at stake in which humans they met. While the Doctor has shown us that technology can be overcome by the right species in the right circumstances, technological earth types might tend to fill in perceived voids in power as they came across them. To the point where they may dominate a planet as visitors, and to visitors such as the Tardis crew. How many times has it taken a visit from the Doctor for a group of colonists to recognized their "neighbors"? Phil Stone ☎ 21:07, September 5, 2013 (UTC)
