"Sir Arthur C.B.E. Wholeflaffers A.S.A." <science@zzz.com> wrote in message 
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Speculating about the inner workings of alien society has always been
the special preserve of philosophers, science-fiction authors, and
scriptwriters for motion pictures and television dramas. Their
fanciful depictions are usually imaginative projections derived from
their personal upbringings, their creative powers, and the societies
and technological cultures in which they have lived.

Of course!  Because there ARE no alien societies.