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An alien race without the concept of "time"

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In my narrative I have these aliens that don't experience time, they don't remember and don't predict events, which makes them completely reactionary. This is supposed to make them alien and difficult to understand. They are in a sense a physical metaphor that not everyone experiences the world in the same way. However the challenge I face when creating these aliens is how it would affect other aspects of their lives. They are not supposed to be a civilization but rather a native species of life-forms. They are not human-like either but since they are carbon based they have the same needs.

So the question is: how does no perception of time affect a species?

My initial assumption is that they respond in programed ways. They only look for food when hungry, they defend themselves automatically, they wonder around when they have energy to spare etc... Not much else comes to mind but do tell me what you think.

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