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: Definite Evidence means there's need to be leaping to wild conclusions as to their existence, it's already "definite".  In this case, the wild conclusion would be the assumption that they are friendly and that touching them has no potential to be harmful. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 21:18, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 
: Definite Evidence means there's need to be leaping to wild conclusions as to their existence, it's already "definite".  In this case, the wild conclusion would be the assumption that they are friendly and that touching them has no potential to be harmful. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 21:18, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 
: Even if the aliens are initially friendly, are they going to interpret a hug as a hostile action? There's no way to know without understanding their culture. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.42.50|172.69.42.50]] 22:27, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 
: Even if the aliens are initially friendly, are they going to interpret a hug as a hostile action? There's no way to know without understanding their culture. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.42.50|172.69.42.50]] 22:27, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 
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:: I travel 10 parsecs to a planet so primitive that they still think the digital watch is a neat idea and then somebody wraps their body around me, damn right I'm going to respond with force [[User:Kev|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev|talk]]) 00:50, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 
'''''BOOK/TV SHOW SPOILER''''' I wonder if the first panel (asteroid is probe) is a reference to the first season/book of ''The Expanse''? Or maybe I'm just thinking that because I've been watching the show myself haha. As an aside, if there is a proper spoiler feature here that will hide the comment, please edit this. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.136|162.158.186.136]] 23:08, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 
'''''BOOK/TV SHOW SPOILER''''' I wonder if the first panel (asteroid is probe) is a reference to the first season/book of ''The Expanse''? Or maybe I'm just thinking that because I've been watching the show myself haha. As an aside, if there is a proper spoiler feature here that will hide the comment, please edit this. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.136|162.158.186.136]] 23:08, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal also did a special issue this morning in honor of this announcement. Barmar (talk) 20:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

I don't think the bottom left panel fits. If you read it as left side is jumping to wild conclusions, center having an appropriate conclusions, and the right said as avoiding coming to any conclusions, then 8/9 panels fit. The bottom left doesn't really fit. 162.158.74.249 20:33, 14 September 2020 (UTC)mcstatz

Definite Evidence means there's need to be leaping to wild conclusions as to their existence, it's already "definite". In this case, the wild conclusion would be the assumption that they are friendly and that touching them has no potential to be harmful. -boB (talk) 21:18, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Even if the aliens are initially friendly, are they going to interpret a hug as a hostile action? There's no way to know without understanding their culture. 172.69.42.50 22:27, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
I travel 10 parsecs to a planet so primitive that they still think the digital watch is a neat idea and then somebody wraps their body around me, damn right I'm going to respond with force Kev (talk) 00:50, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

BOOK/TV SHOW SPOILER I wonder if the first panel (asteroid is probe) is a reference to the first season/book of The Expanse? Or maybe I'm just thinking that because I've been watching the show myself haha. As an aside, if there is a proper spoiler feature here that will hide the comment, please edit this. 162.158.186.136 23:08, 14 September 2020 (UTC)