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MoSeS:
I think as long as they are humanoid it wouldn't be questioned.

But how do Centaurs, Minotaurs, Satyrs, and Mermaids get here?  :P

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: aakaakaak on July 22, 2010, 11:12:29 PM ---It depends on your definition of breeding. If you're talking about the traditional method then it would be limited. (If you're going with standard theory, but remember, this is sci-fi. There really aren't any rules.)

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I would be inclined to say that one of the definitons of the boundary between SF and fantasy is that there are rules of some sort.

MoSeS:

--- Quote from: neurovore on July 29, 2010, 03:27:40 PM ---I would be inclined to say that one of the definitons of the boundary between SF and fantasy is that there are rules of some sort.

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huh? I didn't realize that one fiction genre had stircter rules than another. Since it's all....... fictional.

Granted people have different opinions on how fictional ideas should function.

This could get really technical too because species in the strict scientific definition is the lowest classification on the scale.

For example, Homo Sapien and Homo Hablis, were Sapien and Hablis is the species, therefore by CROSS SPECIES, it would have to be anything in the Genus Homo.

There is another misnomenclature which is RACE. Many use race in place of ethnic background, but race refers to an entire species such as the HUMAN RACE.

MoSeS:
The question is are Elves and Dwarves in the Genus Homo, if yes than cross species is definitely possible, but if they are in lets say Genus Australopithecus, it would be questionable because that signifies a split were the DNA becomes significantly different, though both are still in the Family Hominidae.


As for extraterrestrial aliens, well that would get really questionable, and in my opinion would be as likely as a horse and crocodile having offspring. But can easily be remedy with some simple writing, such as their home planet is physiologically identical to earths and therefore life evolved much the same as earth and reproduction is compatible.

But like I said, it's fiction, no one really question how Facehuggers really work, how they inseminate a being and take on the host's DNA. How do Predators breed? I've never seen a female Predator in the movies, not that I know of. The point is I don't think anyone would be turned away by cross race breeding as long as there is some simple explanation of how it's possible. It's not like anyone can really prove otherwise.

MoSeS:
Here is the really tricky one though, not cross race, but cross beings, such as Vampires, Ghosts, Demons, etc.

Vampires were once human, now undead, should they be able to breed?

(click to show/hide)They did it in Twilight.
And wheter you are a fan or not, you can't deny that it is a successful franchise.

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