Quote Originally Posted by Knaight View Post
Why are we assuming that anybody made them at all? Baryonic life evolved multiple times in multiple places with a fair amount of variety, some of which can live in space. Why couldn't nonbaryonic life do the exact same thing?
Because there being a machine made of baryonic matter designed to make a Pa'anuri indicates something odd about their genesis and hints at them being an artificial species. Doesn't mean all Pa'anuri came from devices like Oisri, but it'd seem very weird to have Petey mention it if it wasn't the intended implication.