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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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What else are they going to use? Venusian? Spanish? Let's not be silly
If they haven’t visited us how will they know what the planet is called and how to spell it?
Hey how do we know the name of planets like Kepler 22.
That’s our name for it. If there is a planet or planets circling Kepler 22 they won’t call it Kepler 22.
Similarly any aliens won’t call Earth by that name. For example, Klingons might have called Earth yoSpu'bogh QongDaq until they made contact.
So aliens wouldn’t type Earth into sat nav but whatever they call it. Now that’s a showerthought !
Since the universe changes, you would need at least 4 dimensions to locate earth.