First contact: Is humanity ready?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > First contact: Is humanity ready?

drilldo squirt: Aug 18, 2006; a beautiful, soft meat sack; Clapping Larry

Mofabio posted:

Unless they're able to figure out how to communicate with us, the contact will be silent. We're not even able to figure out how to converse with the other mammals on this planet, despite sharing the same brain layouts.

We'd almost certainly be mutually indigestible. Their microbes might pollute Earth, though, and could dominate certain niches.

We'd be a curiosity, like discovering a new species of ant in the rainforest. We don't have anything to offer except study.

I don't see how you can link conversing with another sentient life form and talking with monkeys.

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drilldo squirt: Aug 18, 2006; a beautiful, soft meat sack; Clapping Larry

Also I just remembered we can totally talk with monkeys, like what about that sign language gorilla?

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