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1... Or something with godlike powers that claimed it was a god, at least. "Any technology that can be distinguished from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Florence Bowman, the uplifted wolf engineer in the Freefall webcomic (highly recommended, serious SF somehow serialized into three - panel - gag format)keshlam– keshlam2025-12-28 17:12:50 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2025 at 17:12
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@keshlam yes! It could be pesky alien teenagers having a laugh at our expense by pretending to be God!Professor Sushing– Professor Sushing2025-12-28 18:06:19 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2025 at 18:06
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There is a chapter in Stanislaw Lem's The Star Diaries in which the hero is pressed into leading a team that is literally trying to play God. No pesky teenagers, but a lot of self-serving incompetents. I find it as credible as any other origin story, and more entertaining than most.keshlam– keshlam2025-12-28 18:14:20 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2025 at 18:14
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@keshlam, but undoubtedly not as entertaining as the Marco Ocram books!Professor Sushing– Professor Sushing2025-12-28 21:07:41 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2025 at 21:07
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