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If I've understood you correctly, you're discussing translation. Wilson was discussing the fact that we may simply have wildly different /types/ of thought.
by arkades 9y ago
If I've understood you correctly, you're discussing translation. Wilson was discussing the fact that we may simply have wildly different /types/ of thought.
- stardek 9y agoThis idea is explored a bit in the Ender's Game universe [1], it definitely seems pretty compelling that non-human intelligence might be so utterly incompatible with our own thoughts that even beginning to communicate might be entirely impossible. [1] http://enderverse.wikia.com/wiki/Hierarchy_of_Foreignness http://enderverse.wikia.com/wiki/Hierarchy_of_Foreignness
- arkades 9y agoFor a fictional exploration of different experiences with apparently sentient creatures, Peter Watts' "blindsight" is some of the best sci-fi I've ever had the pleasure of reading.