I hope you don't take this the wrong way but your responses feel very AI to me 😅
I don't think anything can change my current position. I used to be firmly against ANY intelligence beyond the "lesser beasts". CS Lewis changed my mind on that with his Ransom Trilogy (also known as the Space Trilogy) but I really do believe that what you see on Malacandra and Perelandra in those books is the furthest extent of intelligence outside of humanity: primitive cultures, with speech and basic artisan skills but not capable of advanced pursuits.
I don't write off the possibility of life on other planets, but I don't believe in the LGMs, grays, or anything technologically advanced. I wouldn't be shocked in the least if life exists outside of earth, however.
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2026-10-10 19:27:48 UTC
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