"No, that's kinda the point, I don't think wizards made most sapient beings! Because making sapient beings is hard! I think."
He pauses again to try to think of a better way to phrase it.
"What I mean is that, like, if I find a thing that looks like it has a purpose, like it's meant to be used by someone or to accomplish something specific, then I assume humans - or, I guess, other sapient beings - made those things. Singing mustard looks like it has a purpose, flutes look like they have a purpose, notebooks look like they have a purpose. They don't look like things that would just- evolve, you know? Flutes and notebooks aren't even alive to evolve in the first place! And as far as I know, centaurs don't really have a purpose in that sense either, they just are, like humans, or cats. If I found out that centaurs were born with suspiciously saddle-like humps on their backs, though, I would start suspecting at least some artificial influences in their design. So when I find a species that apparently has innate instinctive preferences for doing chores, it looks like it must be artificial."
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Date: 2016-01-17 06:13 pm (UTC)He pauses again to try to think of a better way to phrase it.
"What I mean is that, like, if I find a thing that looks like it has a purpose, like it's meant to be used by someone or to accomplish something specific, then I assume humans - or, I guess, other sapient beings - made those things. Singing mustard looks like it has a purpose, flutes look like they have a purpose, notebooks look like they have a purpose. They don't look like things that would just- evolve, you know? Flutes and notebooks aren't even alive to evolve in the first place! And as far as I know, centaurs don't really have a purpose in that sense either, they just are, like humans, or cats. If I found out that centaurs were born with suspiciously saddle-like humps on their backs, though, I would start suspecting at least some artificial influences in their design. So when I find a species that apparently has innate instinctive preferences for doing chores, it looks like it must be artificial."