I don’t think it’s a lack of creativity - our brains try to turn all sorts into faces and monsters and whatever else as it’s evolutionary beneficial to turn that shadow into a lion because there’s a small chance it could be, or that rock into a face because it could be a friend or foe, even down to looking at a mouse gripping something while eating and thinking “it’s like us”… When you consider that, of course aliens are going to look somewhat familiar as we’ve learnt to identify human traits better than nonhuman traits

“Abolish the fire in my house” ≠ “Put out that one fire in my house”

There’s one of us who struggles with comprehension and it’s not me

Correction:

“Abolish fire in my house”

“Are you sure? We can just put out the fire in the living room and you’ll still need a working boiler, cooker and oven given it’s the height of winter?”

“No; abolish fire in my house. I’ll still be able to heat my house and cook my food.”

“Ok… If you say so”

“Why is my house cold? Why is my food raw?”