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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前

If Aliens came to Earth, would we not have as much of a language chellenge as they would do with us? Also like in Mars Attacks how would we know that we aren't saying lets go to War?

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If Aliens came to Earth, would we not have as much of a language chellenge as they would do with us? Also like in Mars Attacks how would we know that we aren't saying lets go to War?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前
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    After expending the energy and resources to get into Earth’s orbit, it’s probably a lot more efficient to subjugate or destroy the dominant life form than to try and figure out how to communicate with it to achieve the above objectives.

    Why? How so?

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      Blowing shit up is always easier than understanding the shit you’re going to blow up.

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        No, it really isn’t!

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          Yes, it really is!

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          I think history would beg to differ.

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            How so?

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