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Plot. They’re Made Out of Meat (2009) by Alexander S. Peak, inspired by the story. The two characters are intelligent beings capable of traveling faster than light, on a mission to "contact, welcome and log in any and all sentient races or multibeings in this quadrant of the Universe."
- Terry Bisson
- 1991
May 1, 2017 · The story begins with the characters talking about a new discovery which is made completely from meat, even the brain. The characters cannot understand how this “meat” could have developed a conscience and so how it can be considered “alive”.
Nov 21, 2023 · ''They're Made Out of Meat'' is a humorous but thought-provoking story based on a conversation between two aliens about meat creatures (or human beings). The aliens...
In They’re Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson we have a humorous story that looks at a conversation between two aliens who are probing the Universe for intelligent life. What is really interesting about the story is the fact that the life form the aliens encounter are actually human beings.
Mar 24, 2010 · They’re Made Out of Meat is a short story by Terry Bisson, originally published in OMNI magazine in 1991. The story is a brilliant piece of satire on ‘carbon chauvinism’ – the prevalent idea that life must be carbon-based.
“I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they’re made out of meat.” “Maybe they’re like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage.” “Nope. They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans ...
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These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they’re made out of meat.”. “Maybe they’re like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage.”. “Nope. They’re born meat and they die meat.