tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post4902059956056273149..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Feeling spacey this Old Postcard WednesdayLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-66376986251221983052012-09-28T02:44:41.057-07:002012-09-28T02:44:41.057-07:00Brian~ Yeah, Pixie's comment made my brain spi...Brian~ Yeah, Pixie's comment made my brain spin too! It was interesting that after I posted this the news broke about little old rover Curiosity taking pics that show evidence of water having been on Mars. <br /><br />susan~ I hope Mak comes here to read your first line. I will try to remember to send him the link to your blog so he can see your excellent drawings. <br />What a deep and splendid comment. I loved it and loved that bit about Douglas Adams (will look into his books...thank you!). Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-61643863932946821082012-09-27T06:04:20.029-07:002012-09-27T06:04:20.029-07:00That is a fine drawing and one that actually shows...That is a fine drawing and one that actually shows noble character in the face of an alien gray. We harbor both longing and trepidation at the idea of meeting a species of star farers largely because we can only think in terms of being dominated in the same way we have overshadowed the other beings who share Earth. How can we begin to consider mutually beneficial relations with alien beings so long as we continue to treat our world with such disdain? One of the things I loved most about Douglas Adam's books was his conclusion that whales were the the planetary species most likely to be contacted and adopted into a galactic community. <br /><br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-21020178199536919942012-09-27T03:42:55.906-07:002012-09-27T03:42:55.906-07:00really cool art work...i wonder too if we have not...really cool art work...i wonder too if we have not found life because we are looking for life that is familiar...it would def be interesting making first contact and if not humanoid which at least gives one similarity the idea of learning to communicate is mind boggling....love the comment above as well..spinning my brain...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-7895883734388135882012-09-26T15:56:13.278-07:002012-09-26T15:56:13.278-07:00Pixies~ I said the poem was thought-provoking, and...Pixies~ I said the poem was thought-provoking, and it provoked some great stuff from you! My mind is running with this topic for awhile, I think......Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-584847255181344612012-09-26T06:09:23.480-07:002012-09-26T06:09:23.480-07:00space, as Douglas Adams once wrote, is pretty big ...space, as Douglas Adams once wrote, is pretty big - you may think it's a long way to the shops and back, but that's peanuts compared to space.<br /><br />He also wrote that you can scientifically prove the non-existance of life in the universe on the premise that only a finite amount of planets are capable of supporting life and that any finite number divided by infinity is as next to nothing as makes no difference, and so the people you see on a day to day basis are the figment of a deluded imagination :)<br /><br />Personally - i dread to think where you would even start to explain our culture to a creature from another planet. Imagine trying to explain cars to cats and you have some scale of the problem - they have no common frame of reference.<br /><br />"So you have these boxes in your homes that show the world outside, and you worship the people that are shown on the box"?<br /><br />"so you differentiate between yourselves on the basis of colour, religion, social standing"<br /><br />"So you happily eat some of the animals on your planet, but keep the others as special pets - on what basis?"<br /><br />Pretty wierd bunch, eh?Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.com