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]]> By: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey http://blog.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/comment-page-4/#comment-23126 Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:01:10 +0000 http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/#comment-23126 I've just attended a SETI workshop at Green Bank, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Project Ozma. You'll be interested to know that on Monday morning, Professor Chris Impey of the University of Arizona gave a talk on "Perspective on Life in the Universe." He wrapped it up by saying: "So this is an incredible journey, and yes, fifty years does seem like a long time..." [Flashes up xkcd #384] "...but as Frank knows and would tell us, it's just getting started, and I think the excitement is all ahead." Frank Drake was in the room. He seemed to take it in good humor. I'm sure he's heard worse. (See www.gb.nrao.edu/ozma50.shtml for more about the workshop.) I’ve just attended a SETI workshop at Green Bank, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Project Ozma.

You’ll be interested to know that on Monday morning, Professor Chris Impey of the University of Arizona gave a talk on “Perspective on Life in the Universe.” He wrapped it up by saying:

“So this is an incredible journey, and yes, fifty years does seem like a long time…”

[Flashes up xkcd #384]

“…but as Frank knows and would tell us, it’s just getting started, and I think the excitement is all ahead.”

Frank Drake was in the room.

He seemed to take it in good humor. I’m sure he’s heard worse.

(See http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ozma50.shtml for more about the workshop.)

]]> By: ChrisNetherny http://blog.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/comment-page-4/#comment-23015 ChrisNetherny Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:23:07 +0000 http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/#comment-23015 I know this is an older thread, but the subject is still the most important facing our species. Humans are not intelligent. All we are is a species of very smart primates that can talk. One morning, I saw a tree full of birds, just chattering away at each other. I wondered why they must make suuch stupid noise? Well, it's no different than humans chattering away at each other. To those birds, we would seem just as stupid, standing there looking at each other, making our monkey sounds. It wouldn't make any sense to the birds, but we can understand it. The word \Intelligence\ is just one of our words that we made up, and agreed about. In-TEL-uh-juns; Just another sound we make with our little monkey mouths. It has nothing to do with the reality that exists outside our monkey skulls. Just because we can imagine an idea doesn't mean it really exists. So, when we wonder about \intelligent life\, we really mean \life like us\. We can't even know what \intelligent\ means, since we have never encountered anything else capable of SAYING to us that it, too, is \intelligent\. We are just little fuzzy monkeys that talk too much. Our cities full of chattering humans no different than a tree full of chirping birds, or an ant bed. Humans scurry around like ants, chasing after our \Monopoly money\, Doritos, drugs, sex, etc. And it's fair to note that, any time humans are talking, it's to get something they want. Our \thoughts\ are just words; try thinking without words.... it's not easy, is it? Humans just do what they do, and none of it matters, because our tools have not yet become advanced enough to free us from dependence on the earth which spawned us, feeds us while alive, and then reclaims us. The good news is, we may be on the cusp of true \intelligence\, real awareness, which starts with seeing beyond ourselves. I know this is an older thread, but the subject is still the most important facing our species.
Humans are not intelligent. All we are is a species of very smart primates that can talk.
One morning, I saw a tree full of birds, just chattering away at each other. I wondered why they must make suuch stupid noise? Well, it’s no different than humans chattering away at each other. To those birds, we would seem just as stupid, standing there looking at each other, making our monkey sounds. It wouldn’t make any sense to the birds, but we can understand it.
The word \Intelligence\ is just one of our words that we made up, and agreed about. In-TEL-uh-juns; Just another sound we make with our little monkey mouths. It has nothing to do with the reality that exists outside our monkey skulls. Just because we can imagine an idea doesn’t mean it really exists.
So, when we wonder about \intelligent life\, we really mean \life like us\. We can’t even know what \intelligent\ means, since we have never encountered anything else capable of SAYING to us that it, too, is \intelligent\.
We are just little fuzzy monkeys that talk too much. Our cities full of chattering humans no different than a tree full of chirping birds, or an ant bed. Humans scurry around like ants, chasing after our \Monopoly money\, Doritos, drugs, sex, etc. And it’s fair to note that, any time humans are talking, it’s to get something they want.
Our \thoughts\ are just words; try thinking without words…. it’s not easy, is it?
Humans just do what they do, and none of it matters, because our tools have not yet become advanced enough to free us from dependence on the earth which spawned us, feeds us while alive, and then reclaims us.
The good news is, we may be on the cusp of true \intelligence\, real awareness, which starts with seeing beyond ourselves.

]]> By: John Gooch http://blog.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/comment-page-4/#comment-17548 John Gooch Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:22:14 +0000 http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/15/aliens/#comment-17548 I don't no what to say in an mail to Extra terrestrials. Any suggestions? I don’t no what to say in an mail to Extra terrestrials.
Any suggestions?

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