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funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠agowe did it without what loosely translates as blarglsnargling and they are equally confused as to how we did it. The downside to our approach being pollution of our air, the downside to their approach being pollution of their planetâs crust. Both of which would be catastrophic if occurred in each otherâs ecosystem but is a mild irritant heading towards and eventual catastrophe for each respective society.
DomeGuy@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Space launches via catapult are entirely possible on earth. We donât do it mostly because the engineering scale is dramatically larger, not because of how we math.
The laws of physics seem to be consistent throughout our universe, so any claim that an alien race could travel through space without math is what skeptics call âan extraordinary claimâ.
I dont really see how a contrarian âwhat if theyâre just too weirdâ stance is even helpful in a discussion about why math is the closest thing we have to a universal language. If an alien civilization is too weird to grok math, I dont see how weâd ever be able to communicate with them at all.