^^ to cameron's post;
Well Said.
I'd like to also vouch for the this;
as far as we know in this corner of the galaxy, carbon based is the thing. and as stated - the way these molecules combine may have influence on the structure/organization of a life form body. im not all too familiar on that area.
But, cameron has a good point, what we "SEE" as these aliens may in fact not be their true FORM, and for MANY reasons.
firstly take into consideration that we cannot comprehend higher levels of existance, not being as physical as we are, that kind of thing. also take into consideration what was said - that these higher, more intelligent Aliens/Beings can in fact manipulate things very well, including DNA. some of these Aliens, it seems all they do is engineer DNA they are Code-Freaks like that. and ill bet these are mostly the Aliens that look at twisted and wierd, like the Greys and such. Also consider screen memories flaws, and also that these nonphysical beings may project and image to display as themselves kind-of-deal.
zonabi wrote:
well, 2 arms and 2 legs is extremely ideal for an intelligent lifeform.
at least in this corner of the galaxy ?
neomatrix wrote:
Actually it is anything but ideal. Four legs creates a much more stable bodily posture, and doesn't put as much pressure on the spinal cord. This whole idea that aliens *couldn't* resemble us at all is absolute bunk, however.
oh really? how about you try walking on all Fours right now ?
the main keyword here is *intelligent* lifeform, not just an animal lifeform. i understand where you're coming from NeoMatrix, that all fours is more stable etc.... but that is talking about just regular Animals. Ideally Intelligent lifeforms should have some appendages to work with, to MANIPULATE tools, which some anthropologists claim is the birth of Intelligence, (i dont believe so)
But hey, they say Dolphins are quite intelligent, so that throws out my idea !?!!! haha.
but yea, i think looking into Carbon might yield some answers..
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"...i was taken by the hand, from the ocean to the sand..."
nitin sawhney - 'eastern eyes'