Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens

Re:Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens by firefoxman1 on Thursday December 22, 2011 @02:57AM (#3380818)

Yeah kind of like how bacteria don't know they're under a microscope.

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Re:Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens by freshhawk on Thursday December 22, 2011 @03:55AM (#3380921)

Consider your analogy stolen for future use!

They're all down there thinking "why aren't there any alien bacteria sending us some chemical messages already? It's clearly the best way to communicate"

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Re:Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens by rbanffy on Thursday December 22, 2011 @07:22AM (#3381301)

H. G. Wells' analogy actually.

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Re:Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens by firefoxman1 on Thursday December 22, 2011 @11:42AM (#3382137)

I love Wells. In what book might I find such analogy?

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Re:Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens by rbanffy on Thursday December 22, 2011 @11:46AM (#3382158)

War of the worlds. Right on the first page.

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