Yes, if we do nothing other than scale: 1) sense, perception, cognition, predict

Yes, if we do nothing other than scale:
1) sense, perception, cognition, prediction, action in time, and;
2) body size and therefore scale of actions in time that are useful for the organism
… then we should roughly be able to comprehend the framing of any organism. I am suspicious that intelligent life, if it exists, will be very different from us – at least – in the sense that we should be able to develop a means of communication.

(Thinking… See “Dragon’s Egg” (1980) by Robert L. Forward.)

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