This has always been my argument too! I understand that scientists want to start with what they know to narrow stuff down but is it not entirely possible that t

This has always been my argument too! I understand that scientists want to start with what they know to narrow stuff down but is it not entirely possible that there's life on a planet that just doesn't work like ours? Obviously the organic structures that we're familiar with need a certain series of parameters to survive but that doesn't mean that any other kind of object couldn't end up being a sentient being.