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Re:The Big Alien Theory by FredPret on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:26PM (#27361558)
While that would be awesome, these foreign intelligences might have too little in common with our wiring to communicate in any way.

Also, we’ve been shaped by our tools since day one, and these animals use little or no tools.

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Re:The Big Alien Theory by babesh on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @01:32AM (#27365208)
We already talk to gorillas via sign language.
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Re:The Big Alien Theory by FredPret on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @11:05AM (#27369549)
We’re pretty close to gorillas.

We’re very different animals from dolphins and elephants.

We may have nothing at all in common with extraterrestrial beings.

An overlap of concepts is needed for two entities to communicate.

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