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What's it like to be an alien?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Is There a Barrier Between Us and Intelligent Animals on Earth?

We can't understand what it's like to be an octopus or a dolphin. Why not? It's because they don't have a language, he says. Language is the only way that we can interrogate the minds of other creatures in any detail. We may find that alien talking octopuses are so different from us that we simply cannot understand what they're thinking. But if you want to know how you're feeling, what do you think about this poem or whatever, that requires language.

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