Precursor feat 3

Hey Greg! I had some questions regarding Neural Physics, and the Flood's ability to interact with it. I'm super fascinated with this stuff, and its been eating away at me for some time, so I'm glad I found this discussion board.

In the Forerunner trilogy, we see the Flood use what I assume to be nearly every facet of it there is. However, I was wondering if the Flood had the ability to create objects as well? It was noted that they took control of the Star Roads, but also that they were able to use it for superluminal travel. Were the Flood able to use Neural Physics to the same degree as the Precursors, or less so?

My other question is with regards to how Neural Physics based objects are brought into existence. It was said that the basic beliefs/principles were that the mind was connected to inert matter (I think,) and that the universe was a living "thing". To me this implies that they (Precursors,) simply brought these Neural Physics objects into existence with their minds, but I was wondering if you could shed some light as to your intentions there?
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Excellent questions! To dig out the answers I'll have to resort to a brief survey of science fictional ideas, including my own in other novels, such as HEADS and MOVING MARS, which exploit a far-out theory of physics that combines information theory with particle theory, making up "particle-bit structure."

Precursors (so to speak) to these notions may be found in CITY AND THE STARS, by Arthur C. Clarke, where inhabitants of a city a billion years in the future can materialize anything they want through a kind of city-wide transporter system just by thinking. Interestingly, a similar idea is taken to extremes in the film FORBIDDEN PLANET, where the subconscious minds of the Krell take over such abilities and destroy their civilization. Wonder if Sir Arthur was irritated by this homage/ swipe? At any rate, FP added substantially to the mythos.
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