If you'd like to see some artistic speculations about what space aliens might look like I highly recommend getting a copy of Barlowe's Guide to Extra-terrestrails. I was into science fiction books long before I was into furry fiction. :) That book has pictures of seriously alien space aliens. Google the book title and you can see some of the pictures in the book.
Edward Fox
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "David" <vulpine@...> wrote:
>
> Why not trilateral? Quadralateral?
>
> I agree that humans are conceited; they've had 10,000 years or more to grow into the belief that they are the greatest (and only intelligent) species in the Universe.
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Rick Pikul <chakatfirepaw@> wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday 28 July 2013 05:42, Edward Fox wrote:
> > > All of that talk about furries and multi-species worlds got me thinking. If
> > > you really think about it humans won the evolution lottery big time. Of all
> > > of the creatures that could have evolved intelligence a creature got it
> > > that doesn't have either fur or a muzzle. That didn't have to be the case.
> > > Now consider that intelligent life has probably evolved on worlds
> > > throughout our galaxy. Are they going to look more like us or more like
> > > earth's other animals? I bet a quarter that if earth is ever invited to
> > > meet with representatives from a galaxy government (if one actually exists)
> > > that there will be grins on the faces of the furry fans and shock on the
> > > faces of everybody else. What if none of those representatives look like
> > > humans? Oh the disappointment! Imagine how people would feel if they had to
> > > face the simple fact that humans are not the model for all intelligent life
> > > in the universe. I'd love to see that so bad that I can taste it. :)
> >
> > Everyone that seriously considers the possibility of there being fellow tool
> > users out there has long figured out that they probably look nothing like us.
> >
> > And by nothing like us they seriously mean it: We aren't talking 'they don't
> > look like thin-furred apes that are about 2m tall,' or even 'they don't look
> > like mammals,' we're talking 'clearly not a descendant of the early tetrapods
> > that predate amphibians.' At best we can expect vaguely humanoid and
> > centauroid body forms to commonly develop, (bilateral symmetry plus a mix of
> > grasping and motive limbs).
> >
> >
> > Furry aliens are just as much of a authors conceit as humans with forehead
> > bumps.
> >
> > --
> > Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)
> >
>
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