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[…] I point you to this video about writing good technobabble I used for a Daily Video. As far as not starting with a machine, I’m sure the likes of Llandrew or Vaal could have replaced by any cult leader or “false” god protecting what he felt was his turf, someone no different from Adonis or the beings responsible for Charlie’s powers, or from the cartoons Kubla Khan and even Lucian (the cartoon’s mistaken and poorly considered Satan stand-in…in a Saturday morning cartoon). Godlike beings and godlike computers both existed in the Star Trek universe along with other sci-fi staples. Even the M5 computer and NOMAD tales were stories more about the human factor, or lack thereof, in their development. The machine was an ends to a means of exploring human nature both positive and negative. […]
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