What do you think about aliens?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have a hard time believing that in an area as vast as space that there isn't some other sort of life form.  I do think it egocentric to assume they are human-like.  Whatever the creatures are that may reside in space, they have not come into being under the same conditions as we have therefore would take a different form.

Star Wars and Star Trek aren't documentaries.

And "Hot Tub Time Machine" is not a manual on time travel. Just ask Prof. Hulk.

[The Valkyrie]

I have a hard time believing that in an area as vast as space that there isn't some other sort of life form. I do think it egocentric to assume they are human-like. Whatever the creatures are that may reside in space, they have not come into being under the same conditions as we have therefore would take a different form.

Star Wars and Star Trek aren't documentaries.

You mean "The Historical Documents"?

[GGG]

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I can easily imagine a clutch of Vlturggs, splashing round their silvery lakes of mercury, admiring the gentle drift of the methane clouds...

it would be animals, not intelligent life on exoplanets, intelligent like stiil would look life humans with cosmetic differences - much like star trek 1966 aliens.

[Anomalocaris]

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I can easily imagine a clutch of Vlturggs, splashing round their silvery lakes of mercury, admiring the gentle drift of the methane clouds...

it would be animals, not intelligent life on exoplanets, intelligent like stiil would look life humans with cosmetic differences - much like star trek 1966 aliens.

Really?   The most intelligent life we humans know of certainly do not look like humans.

[vulcanlogician]

Yeah... are you joking, GGG? I can't tell.

If you aren't, what's your rationale for assuming intelligent life would have humanoid form?

[GGG]

Yeah... are you joking, GGG? I can't tell.

If you aren't, what's your rationale for assuming intelligent life would have humanoid form?

You are not octopus right? that kind of question only octopus can ask.

[vulcanlogician]

Yeah... are you joking, GGG? I can't tell.

If you aren't, what's your rationale for assuming intelligent life would have humanoid form?

I can ask same question,  what's your rationale for assuming intelligent life would not have humanoid form?

Because the evolutionary conditions on other planets may be far different from ours. It stands to reason that life that evolves on a planet that doesn't resemble earth will similarly not resemble earth life.

And even if it's an earth-like planet... 

We evolved from apes who lived in trees. So we are lanky, we have hands that can grab branches, etc. We can't assume that all intelligent life MUST evolve from tree-dwelling species. And if they DON'T, then they will end up looking much differently than us-- that is to say-- not humanoid.

[GGG]

I can ask same question,  what's your rationale for assuming intelligent life would not have humanoid form?

Because the evolutionary conditions on other planets may be far different from ours. It stands to reason that life that evolves on a planet that doesn't resemble earth will similarly not resemble earth life.

And even if it's an earth-like planet... 

We evolved from apes who lived in trees. So we are lanky, we have hands that can grab branches, etc. We can't assume that all intelligent life MUST evolve from tree-dwelling species. And if they DON'T, then they will end up looking much differently than us-- that is to say-- not humanoid.

lets see - because of human hand is most effective tool for creating and building intellect  that nature create? try to build hadron collider with your tenctacles, or dolphin fin. Are you sure you are not joking? i cant tell..

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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I can easily imagine a clutch of Vlturggs, splashing round their silvery lakes of mercury, admiring the gentle drift of the methane clouds...

it would be animals, not intelligent life on exoplanets, intelligent like stiil would look life humans with cosmetic differences - much like star trek 1966 aliens.

Well, if you're going to use TOS aliens as your template, what about the horta?  Looked nothing like a human, but was able to communicate in writing with humans, had a sense of history, and outwitted the humans hunting it.  Seems pretty intelligent.



Keep in mind that the real reason most 'Star Trek' aliens looked like humans with cosmetic differences is that they were humans wearing cosmetics.

Boru

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Keep in mind that the real reason most 'Star Trek' aliens looked like humans with cosmetic differences is that they were humans wearing cosmetics.

Boru

"That's just lazy writing."