I suppose I was thinking a little that "world-building," as good a thing as it is, always has to face the long-developed complexities of our own world. That's a valid and interesting point about the Zentradi anyway, although I have to admit I might have been thinking "so how do they 'reflect us?'" as I was getting my thoughts in order...

I do appreciate getting a comment here, but I have to apologise for not responding to it sooner. While I'm posting through this site now, I'm logging into Livejournal more often to read my friends list there... (It's no doubt just a matter of adjusting my settings here to get email notification.)