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Re:Why extraterrestrial life may not seem alien by ncmncm on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:21PM (#28054944)
You call those cans "spaceships"? They can barely get to your moon and back.

"Humans can't even excrete flexible ceramics. They need air. They need heat. They can't stand up to ionizing radiation. This isn't biology, this is physics!"

Cephalopods have got onto land at least twice. Nothing says they can't do it again.

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Re:Why extraterrestrial life may not seem alien by godelski on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @10:01PM (#28056425)
> Cephalopods have got onto land at least twice. Nothing says they can't do it again.

Sure? But isn't that my point? They sure looked different and had different physical attributes when they lived on land.

> They can't stand up to ionizing radiation. This isn't biology, this is physics!

I wouldn't compare this to the ability to use a screwdriver. Or in a more abstract way, be able to grasp, twist, and push.

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