Terry Bisson's "They're Made Out of Meat" - A Science Fiction Story About Alien Discovery of Humans

Summary

This is Terry Bisson's classic 1991 science fiction short story "They're Made Out of Meat," which features a conversation between two alien beings discussing their discovery of humans. The aliens express disbelief and disgust that intelligent life could be composed of biological matter ("meat") rather than mechanical or energy-based forms. The story explores philosophical questions about consciousness, intelligence, and the nature of existence through the aliens' perspective on human biology.