Quote Originally Posted by alan View Post
I saw Star Trek, they had a universal translator. http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Universal_translator


Do you think the universe, in its vastness, would notice?

Yes, but it all lands up as English!

If we survive as a species long enough I would imagine that it is inevitable that we will develope the technological breakthroughs that will enable us to colonize other planets. I'm not that optimistic that we will be around as a species that long.