I was discussing with my Mom the other day how there's an
large amount of illegitimacy in movies and books when depicting aliens. For
some reason, as a species, we have assumed that if we were to come across
foreign life, they would be similar to us in shape and ideas.
Let me rephrase
this: from an evolutionary standpoint, there is no reason that aliens would be
bipedal, have any limbs whatsoever, or even have any recognizable features for
that matter. The only reason that humans share these features with other
earthly critters is because of a common ancestor. A creature from a different
planet would not have that evolutionary ancestor in common, and so it most
likely would not have any similar traits. It could even very well be
incomprehensible to us, beyond our imaginations.
Another point to consider is
that our concept of life could be different from the existence of something
else. What is life as we know it? I don't mean to be philosophical here; I mean
it literally. Something that is considered alive by us is made up of organic
and cellular matter. Who is to say that something that we would perceive as an
existing being would be made up of similar materials? There is no reason for
it. If there is life of some sort in the universe, I don't think it will come
forth in the form of tiny green men.
-- Rudolph
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