Comment by RandomAccessMisery on Humans in Funny Suits · 2016-04-22T06:07:51.058Z · LW · GW

I think that the best works of fiction incorporate both Starfish aliens and Rubber-Forehead aliens. One mustn't discard the possibility that other intelligences might evolve in a fashion analogous to us, but rather incorporate the knowledge that we cannot foresee every possible form thereof.

Comment by RandomAccessMisery on The Futility of Emergence · 2016-04-21T23:34:14.959Z · LW · GW

You can also add the adjective 'emergent' into any sentence, and the product will be comparative garbage.