Can Aliens Decode Our Messages? M13 Mystery Unveiled!

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The Arecibo Observatory transmitted a message to the M13 cluster in 1974, which includes various representations of human knowledge. The complexity of the message raises questions about how extraterrestrial beings, located 22,000 light-years away, could interpret it. Many participants express confusion over the content and its potential for successful communication. The discussion highlights the challenges of encoding information in a universally understandable format. Overall, the feasibility of aliens decoding such messages remains a topic of intrigue and skepticism.
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This was the picturesque message beamed to the M13 cluster by the Arecibo Observatory in 1974. Even having a knowledge about earthly things, I fail to recognise most of the information depicted. How do they believe that alien intelligent beings some 22,000 lightyears away could decode such information and communicate with us? :confused:
 
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