Chances that a alien visiting us would be nearly identical 2 humans or humanoid at all is very small

...And the media's portrayal of what an alien would look like is flawed. (continued from topic) This may seem like an odd topic, but I actually have once gotten into an argument about this. WE are all familiar with the media's portrayal of what an "alien" looks like, and we have seen plenty of alleged videos of aliens which, also, portray an alien that has a complexion almost identical to a human. But does that really make sense? If an intelligent being from a star light-years away, would it really be plausible that they would be so incredibly humanoid, as portrayed in the media and alleged footage of aliens? I assert that if an extra-terrestrial came, it would be like nothing we've ever seen. Think of the wide-ranging variety of species that exist on our incredibly small and insignificant planet. Snails, crabs, whales, humans, birds platypus; we have such an extremely wide ranging variety of animals. Slightly different climates render completely different beings. Chances are, that any extra-terrestrial that came, would really be pushing our perception of what "life" is, coming from a completely different type of world, they would be completely different. So it is absurd to imagine them looking exactly like us. What might an extra terrestrial look like? Who knows? Thinking about it is frightening (the fear of the unknown), but it is nonsense to portray aliens as human-like as they do. I am sure that everyone is aware of the image I am referring to…it is widely accepted as "an alien". There are usually only slight variations to this image. If you want a concrete standard, to base this debate on, I suggest war of the worlds. If you have a different suggestion, we will discuss it. I will here post some problems with how coincidentally human they look: -they are always bi-pedal -2 arms with a hand at the end, usually designed like our hands -2 eyes, on the head, often placed above a mouth, which is used to emit sound, and has teeth, and even a tongue. They often even have some sort of nostrils located between the mouth and eyes. -rely on vision and sound solely (observation made from war of the worlds). I have heard 2 arguments that claim aliens would most likely look like humans if we were to encounter them. 1. The first one claims that any species intelligent of to make it hear, would have to have evolved well. They claim that the form we have adapted is the most efficient, and we are probably not the only ones to have it. -I think this is absolute nonsense. This is obviously not the best form you could have, nor the only one that could allow intelligence. Evolution has to have the right circumstances. Also, what is the most efficient on earth would certainly not be the most efficient somewhere else. Little things, like the nutrients available for them to feed on, and the gravity of the planet, would make it necessary for a completely different body complex, than what we have here. 2. The second one, is pretty trippy and far-fetched, but I thought I should include it none the less. The second claim for this argument I have heard is that millions of years ago aliens (who look like us) came, and genetically modified US, to look like THEM. They claim that we are part-alien. -I don't even know where to start. The chances are an alien that is capable of living somewhere else, would not be able to live on earth, any more then Humans could live openly on mars (as in breathing the air, etc.). So their genes would not be helpful in the least. Also, the two beings would be fundamentally different, and it would be impossible to mix their genes (if the aliens even have "genes"). Also, the aliens would have no purpose in doing this, it would be pointless. There is plenty of evidence of why Humans NATURALLY evolved the way they did. So we see, both arguments towards aliens probably looking like humans ar flawed in many aspects. -Harlan