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firefoxman1 on Dec 22, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why We Haven’t Met Any Aliens

Yeah kind of like how bacteria don't know they're under a microscope.

freshhawk on Dec 22, 2011 [–]

Consider your analogy stolen for future use!

They're all down there thinking "why aren't there any alien bacteria sending us some chemical messages already? It's clearly the best way to communicate"

rbanffy on Dec 22, 2011 | [–]

H. G. Wells' analogy actually.

firefoxman1 on Dec 22, 2011 | | [–]

I love Wells. In what book might I find such analogy?

rbanffy on Dec 22, 2011 | | [–]

War of the worlds. Right on the first page.

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