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Re^3: Extraterrestrials haven't visited the Earth yet because:

by wjw (Priest)
on Oct 09, 2016 at 10:54 UTC ( [id://1173579]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Extraterrestrials haven't visited the Earth yet because:
in thread Extraterrestrials haven't visited the Earth yet because:

In the first case, yes. They are extraterrestrial.

In the second case, yes. The soup is extraterrestrial. In the third case, yes. The combo would be extraterrestrial.

I suppose the argument could be made that we are in fact the extraterrestrials. However, the original question asked about 'visiting', which to me implies a decision. Rightly or wrongly, my answer regards something making a conscious decision to visit Terra, meaning it came from someplace at least as far away as outside the breathable atmosphere..

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Re^4: Extraterrestrials haven't visited the Earth yet because:
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 09, 2016 at 12:56 UTC
    However, the original question asked about 'visiting', which to me implies a decision.

    You're right!

    However, it does depend upon how you define 'visit'. My elder sister's mother-in-law stopped by for a 3-day visit 20 years ago. She's still visiting...

    (Though I guess the sale of her marital home almost as long ago might factor into the equation.)


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