From: herMAJ (mishaj@cats.ucsc.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 28 1998 - 16:12:29 MDT
On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Jones, Spike wrote:
>
> paul, i am surprised at how often i hear this argument. alien
> intelligences could
> send us black and white photos of themselves, newsprint style, using a long
> string of binary digits. i dont think the whales have ever attemped such a
> thing.
Assuming these aliens recognize visual stimulation as a form of
communication and recognize that we do as well... Perhaps whales are
attempting to do just that-- only instead of binary digits they're
singing us an "image" and cant for the life of them figure out why we
haven't responded...
Maj
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