If we met new life, would we know it when we saw it?

Re:If we met new life, would we know it when we saw it? by danharaj on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:02PM (#10422127)

> in that we can't have any meaningful communication with a single other species.

I don't think so. I think anyone with a pet would disagree. There is more to meaning than abstract concepts. There is more to communication than mutually understood symbols.

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Re:If we met new life, would we know it when we saw it? by coldtea on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:17PM (#10422220)

Then again there's more to "meaningful communication" than a dog who adores its owner...

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Re:If we met new life, would we know it when we saw it? by StavrosK on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @08:40PM (#10422865)

Let me guess: You've never had a dog.

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Re:If we met new life, would we know it when we saw it? by coldtea on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @08:52AM (#10425043)

We had 3 dogs growing up as a kid (2 spaniel brittons and a german shephard).

Myself, I have 2 cats (persian + siamese).

But it's not the kind of meaningful communication the parent refers to, obviously.

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