earth isnt called earth
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Technically, there's no reason for aliens to refer to earth by its name as its only the name humans gave it. They have their own naming pattern for celestial bodies. Look at it this way, Americans say Japan, but its real name is Nihon. The name 'Japan' is just a botched translation, like Spain from Espana, or the way Native Americans are called Indians because Columbus can't judge distances. Better example, in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom saga, Barsoom is the 'martian' name for mars and its people, and barsoomians refer to earth as 'jasoom' and venus as 'vasoom.' It's the same way with his Carson Napier series, where venus is called amtor by its inhabitants.
Point is, regardless of why we call it earth or how we arrived at that consensus, we've no reason to assume extraterrestrial visitors will use that name.
Point is, regardless of why we call it earth or how we arrived at that consensus, we've no reason to assume extraterrestrial visitors will use that name.
Yeah, how original we humans are. Calling our planet 'dirt' and our satellite 'Moon'. Though since these names come from early antiquity when it wasn't understood that we are just one planet among the many. And even then the other planets were named by gods and godesses and the names stuck.
Though I do remember reading this novel about bipedal lizard-like aliens calling themselves the Race attempting to conquer Earth around WWII. And they called us 'Tosevites' and the Earth 'Tosev 3'. It was nice reading, too bad I no longer remember who wrote it. But yeah, that seems to be the exception rather than the rule as everything does seem to be named from human persepective.
Though I do remember reading this novel about bipedal lizard-like aliens calling themselves the Race attempting to conquer Earth around WWII. And they called us 'Tosevites' and the Earth 'Tosev 3'. It was nice reading, too bad I no longer remember who wrote it. But yeah, that seems to be the exception rather than the rule as everything does seem to be named from human persepective.
The aliens can call it whatever the hell they want to, just as long as they stay the hell away from it.
I think it would be funny if Earth, in some alien language, meant Bile, Poop or, Garbage xD
Or better yet: Earth = some horrilbe derogative term in an Alien language like ******, whore or, pedophile
Or better yet: Earth = some horrilbe derogative term in an Alien language like ******, whore or, pedophile
We did!
Because y'know. Language skills. We humans are balls out when it come to language skills.
Because y'know. Language skills. We humans are balls out when it come to language skills.
It's not earth it's...... The Planet of The Apes!!!
who knows where it got the name I mean does earth even have a meaning in the dictionary other than "where you are now stupid"
who knows where it got the name I mean does earth even have a meaning in the dictionary other than "where you are now stupid"
Good luck. We'd probably go start a war with them trying to spread our ideals and then convince them to call it Mars as well. Not like it hasn't been done in the history of this planet once or twice. Surely you don't need any examples?Cpt_Oblivious said:
Well according to Battlestar Galactica earth isnt really earth, its just called earth cos the real earth is a bit shitty.
