China Scientists Report UFO

stay sure, no reasonable alien is going to take over this world. if they're so smart to get this far, they can figure out as well that's really no big deal. Reply

Haha...you reminded me of the short story by Terry Bisson "They're Made Out of Meat" which is a conversation between 2 aliens after discovering earth: "Maybe they're like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage."---"Nope. They're born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn't take long. Do you have any idea what's the life span of meat?"---"Spare me. Okay, maybe they're only part meat. You know, like the weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma brain inside."---"Nope. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They're meat all the way through."---"No brain?"---"Oh, there's a brain all right. It's just that the brain is made out of meat! That's what I've been trying to tell you."---"So ... what does the thinking?"---"You're not understanding, are you? You're refusing to deal with what I'm telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat."---"Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!"---"Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you beginning to get the picture or do I have to start all over?"---"Omigod. You're serious then. They're made out of meat."---"Thank you. Finally. Yes. They are indeed made out of meat. And they've been trying to get in touch with us for almost a hundred of their years."---"Omigod. So what does this meat have in mind?"---"First it wants to talk to us. Then I imagine it wants to explore the Universe, contact other sentiences, swap ideas and information. The usual." ----- The whole story takes less than five minutes to read...check it out: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.shtml Reply