how close to ascension was the other destiny crew( novus)?

[sgelite]

If the crew of the destiny started a society two thousand years ago ( common descent) how come they.seemed so much more advanced than earth?. I know they had the knowledgeof destiny but still they seemed pretty advanced from what we could tell so I ask you how close to ascension do you think the novans could have been

[jelgate]

It the Ancients millions of years to learn how to ascend. Two thousand years is impressive but they still had a long way to go

[sgelite]

It the Ancients millions of years to learn how to ascend. Two thousand years is impressive but they still had a long way to go

but we essentially had the ancients info on ascension via atlantis database and whatever we could get, if any from the destiny database, i say if any as im pretty sure the ancients that sent out destiny were alterans,,or were thet has that ever been established? i guess my point is with that knowledge at our disposal they would have had a pretty descent headstart..and was it definetly only two thousand years they were sent back in time?

[jelgate]

Ascension is a biological process. All the notes in the world aren't going to make us evolve any faster. In addition those notes would be all but lost considering the Novans started their society

[Quizziard]

If the crew of the destiny started a society two thousand years ago ( common descent) how come they.seemed so much more advanced than earth?. I know they had the knowledgeof destiny but still they seemed pretty advanced from what we could tell so I ask you how close to ascension do you think the novans could have been

Is the question flawed - since it really means "how come they seemed so much more advanced than Earth will be in 2000 years time". Okay, they were dropped back to the stone age, but with digital age knowledge. They would need to recreate huge, huge swathes of practical working knowledge of each subject but they knew the theory, thus cutting most of the innovation.

[JosephGracey]

Yes how could they build a machine to evolve themselves then they could have ascended but what they were doing in terms of technology was like trying to build a tv without any knowledge of electricity.

[rushy]

Ascension is a biological process. All the notes in the world aren't going to make us evolve any faster. In addition those notes would be all but lost considering the Novans started their society

*cough* Tao of Rodney *cough*

[sgelite]

*cough* Tao of Rodney *cough*

. LOL cheers for the not so subtle hint

[jelgate]

*cough* Tao of Rodney *cough*

That machine proves my point. It evolves you at a fast rate. But it still require evolution. We don't have the capability to reverse engineer Ancient technolgy so their is no way the Novans could either

[jeri]

Also consider that some of the Novans where afraid of Rush when they met him, as if he were a devil or mythical creature. If they haven't advanced past simple superstitions, ascension is certainly a long way off.

[tomaso88]

I asked this once before and yes they should have been able to ascend in sg1 they give the idea that our generation of humans aren't that to far off, some one answered my question saying probably because of gene issues with such a limited pool of people it would set the humans back plus they would have to adapt to a whole new environment so evolution path could be different

[garhkal]

Interesting observation.. Perhaps genetically they wee still far off, but who knows how far off ethically or mentally they might have been.

[The Mist]

Plus "not far off " in Universe time could range from anything from a few generations to millenia,no?

[JosephGracey]

Interesting observation.. Perhaps genetically they wee still far off, but who knows how far off ethically or mentally they might have been.

Ethics doesnt come into it, i mean look at the ori they have to be the most ethically challenged race in the world.

[sgelite]

That machine proves my point. It evolves you at a fast rate. But it still require evolution. We don't have the capability to reverse engineer Ancient technolgy so their is no way the Novans could either

did we not reverse enginer merlins mantle in unending, eventually. at the least carter was attempting to and did not seem that concerned about being able to do so, only that it would be hard and take time.