dimreepr

You failed to answer the above dimreeper? Because it's not relevant to the topic, but if you insist. Firstly, chemosynthesis doesn't need sunlight, so a parent star isn't necessary* and secondly the sagan quote isn't relevant to your question, unless you mean a parent star litterally, in which case the question is meaningless. * whether that means life is out there without a parent star is unknown, so the question is moot. Now your turn: How would you explain to an alien, that is sustained by absorbing light, that your hungry for pork chops and a salad? Maybe go for a first, and actually answer this question.

No, you've missed the point entirely; I asked you to use your universal language to explain a feeling that an alien could understand without the necessary context. Instead you try to explain why we don't need a universal language, it's almost like you don't speak the language you insist is universal. Indeed, it reminds me of the film "Wall-e" and the people in the floaty chair's, even advanced technology doesn't eliminate the vagueries of time and culture's that don't think they need to understand the founder's of their society. That sound's like something the Borg would say...

No,you've just explained, in English, why we need to feed, not what it feels like to be hungry. Imagine an alien absorbs light directly through their skin, so their version of hunger is a tingle in their upper-flerman. So even if you were able to convey the fact that you need to eat, they'd just shine a torch on you, while you starve.

To stand still, presumably...

Maybe he's the first... What can you learn from that?

If there was just one person on Earth who had covid, how would we know the threat to the rest of us?

We look for a benevolent dictator as suggested by Socrates, failing that we hope for the best and try not too kill anyone.

We can never know when we cross the event horizon, but we can wear a seat belt. With such strong push-back against sensible measures, such as mask wearing and vaccination, I think the tipping point is in our rear view mirror. Fundamentally, human rights in a pandemic is no different to any other time; we're not allowed to kill, through action or inaction. If that requires a stick, then so be it; even if we'd all prefer a carrot. Evolution won't let you do that...

We need energy to exist...we get that energy from the Sun fundamentally, and via food as an extension. Without that energy we hunger and die. That applies to any living organism. Our advanced Alien friends would know that. So why would we need to explain hunger via maths? So, no you can't... 😉 What if they're deaf or don't own a record player? Unlikely because, they can't get to us or because they don't exist? No it doesn't https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis...

How many religion's does it take for a prophecy to come true?

Sure they get initial treatment, I wouldn't have it any other way... But when offered the choice, do this or die; it's no longer a human right, to take someone with me...

Jesus was a madman in the correct time, he returns every year only to find, the time is not right... There will always be another madman and sometimes, they're understood...

Evolution and history says, yes and no... 😉

It was my two peneth on Phi's post in a well defined topic, I see little reason to assume that. Besides, smoker's are refused treatment everyday if they refuse to give up. There's plenty of things society mandates for the greater good, not carrying a gun springs to mind. No one should be free to kill people, ignorance is no defence.

Please explain hunger in maths.

Where does that start?

When is Jesus more real?

one day, it might...

I hate to do this, but why is their faith, wrongly placed? Since all evidence confirms that their faith was wrong? Every empire, both grows and dies...

Indeed +1, as a society we can only travel at the slowest speed of it member's, but we can pick them up and help them speed up. No one has the right to expect help when they need it, without getting on the train with the rest of us...

The nature of reality is, nature is real; don't let anyone tell you different, even Jesus... 😉

It's not about who's more advanced, since there's no such thing as a babel fish and a universal translater is a fantasic fiction; language without context has no meaning. A lion understands a lion, An alien understands itself and a human sometimes understands another human, if they share a language... A better analogue is, It's like walking on a beach and aiming for a diamond that's of interest.

It's a nudge, in a direction we don't have too follow; we just want too...

If a lion could speak, we wouldn't understand it... Even if they didn't hide, we couldn't tell if they're being friendly or threatening. Maybe no one can... Some one might, you never know... 😉

That depends on the percieved threat level, so staying hidden is the best approach for all... because when they're ready to threaten, we have no seat belt available; even if the alien is an ant hill. And before anyone equates this statement with climate change; the climate has never hidden from us...