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I was wondering when someone would get around to alien life that was not humanoid. I agree that it would be more likely to find "non-intelligent life" considering that the planet would not have to be able to sustain more advanced forms of life.
You seem to be equating 'humanoid' and 'intelligent' here. If we do ever come across an alien civillisation, I'd think it staggeringly unlikely that they'd have a similar body plan to us. There's no reason humanoid features should be a necessary prerequisite of technological society. All that would be required is a big brain (or analogous structure) and the ability to manipulate your surroundings. Why couldn't alien civillisations be incredibly intelligent squidoids or, more likely, alienoids not particularly reminiscent of any earth species?
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