Nitpicking Stargate – Proof of Hodgkin’s Law

Hodgkin’s Law of Parallel Planetary Development was a biological theory first postulated by A.E. Hodgkin. The theory was that similar planets with similar environments and similar populations tended to gravitate toward similar biological developments over time. Although initially applicable only to biology, it was later expanded to include a tendency to move toward similar sociological developments as well with sentient beings.

Though it may explain why Abydos has three moons with identical crater development to Earth’s moon, it doesn’t explain the orbital mechanics that allow all three moons to be seen fully in broad daylight.

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