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Re:Alien Dreams: The long history of speculation about extra... by VonGuard on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:21PM (#28053018)
I don't think we'd set up an embassy with the ants and sign trade agreements with them...
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Re:Alien Dreams: The long history of speculation about extra... by whatshisface on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @05:13PM (#28054304)
If that's absurd it's only because ant's cant talk, or comprehend trade agreements, which people can.
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Re:Alien Dreams: The long history of speculation about extra... by VonGuard on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:01PM (#28055329)
And whatever a cosmic civilization would want us to comprehend, we likely could not, in a similar fashion.
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Re:Alien Dreams: The long history of speculation about extra... by Falling3 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @02:14PM (#28064310)
What are you basing that likelihood on?
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