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> why do we assume another intelligent being would necessarily follow a linear, sequential conversation? it's also cool to ask why do we? (...follow linear, se
by naringas 6y ago
> why do we assume another intelligent being would necessarily follow a linear, sequential conversation?
it's also cool to ask why do we? (...follow linear, sequential conversations?)
- projektfu 6y agoYes, there is likely a genetic basis to human language structure, and to expect it to be intelligible by aliens is a big assumption. Very little of our science fiction deals with intelligent but bizarre aliens.