Vid is magical .... IM SO JEALOUS of her lifestyle/career

This post was edited by justinkeegan on Jan 10 2012 03:33am

just saying if we meet aliens the simplest way to communicate with them would obviously be via math dur the universal language

Why not? Chances are that any alien species that makes it here would be terrestrial like us, not aquatic like dolphins. Or Admiral Ackbar

the thing is we developed for earth. 10% less gravity would completely change the way things evolve on another planet. there are many factors that could change the way senses are developed. sight/smell/touch/taste/hearing work on earth but on another planet they could all be completely useless.

there is nothing that can prepare us for what our first contact is going to be like because we have no idea where it will come from.

so in short its trying to form a plan for a completely random situation.

One of the more intelligent animals for sure.

@ Bolds-- This is wishful thinking.. Chances are we have NO IDEA what form a life aliens we encounter will be. We are limiting the possibilities of what they can be like to our own cognitive parameters. A species of aliens could exhibit traits or qualities that human consciousness could not comprehend...

ya but unlikely, building a space shuttle requires godly tool making skills, nothing an aquatic creature could ever make. Srsly, good luck making fire underwater.

I believe in Star Trek.

pretty interesting stuff

contact wud be kewl

More like how aliens could help us communicate with dolphins...