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TheJoliestEgg t1_it83q30 wrote

Reply to comment by socialkaosx in Scientists Are Gaming Out What Humanity Will Do If Aliens Make Contact by EricFromOuterSpace

Exactly. That reminds me of a good quote I love: “The universe is not only stranger than you suppose, it is stranger than you can suppose.”

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socialkaosx t1_it84u3z wrote

In my opinion, we can live with aliens all the time without realising it.

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CockEyedBandit t1_it95ft6 wrote

My belief is that Darwin reigns supreme. I think aliens will not be so crazy that our head explodes but something we can imagine. They will have eyes and ears and a way to eat. The stuff that will be crazy is the beings that are past natural evolution and have started with genetic engineering and non-organic life/body parts.

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TheJoliestEgg t1_it9hddx wrote

That is certainly a perspective, and I’m sympathetic to it. But I hope you’re wrong and that the universe is wackier than what our current understanding allows.

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PeacefulGarlic t1_it9vd9q wrote

A floating species that communicates in long noises that to humans sounds like arse cheek flapping farts that can last for fifty seconds at a time.

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Instameat t1_ita34q1 wrote

But would they be floating here? Or is it that being here is what makes them float?

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