Re: Curiosity and dead kitties

From: David <vulpine_at_mac.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:10:27 -0000

Why not trilateral? Quadralateral?

I agree that humans are conceited; they've had 10,000 years or more to grow into the belief that they are the greatest (and only intelligent) species in the Universe.

--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Rick Pikul <chakatfirepaw@...> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 28 July 2013 05:42, Edward Fox wrote:
> > All of that talk about furries and multi-species worlds got me thinking. If
> > you really think about it humans won the evolution lottery big time. Of all
> > of the creatures that could have evolved intelligence a creature got it
> > that doesn't have either fur or a muzzle. That didn't have to be the case.
> > Now consider that intelligent life has probably evolved on worlds
> > throughout our galaxy. Are they going to look more like us or more like
> > earth's other animals? I bet a quarter that if earth is ever invited to
> > meet with representatives from a galaxy government (if one actually exists)
> > that there will be grins on the faces of the furry fans and shock on the
> > faces of everybody else. What if none of those representatives look like
> > humans? Oh the disappointment! Imagine how people would feel if they had to
> > face the simple fact that humans are not the model for all intelligent life
> > in the universe. I'd love to see that so bad that I can taste it. :)
>
> Everyone that seriously considers the possibility of there being fellow tool
> users out there has long figured out that they probably look nothing like us.
>
> And by nothing like us they seriously mean it: We aren't talking 'they don't
> look like thin-furred apes that are about 2m tall,' or even 'they don't look
> like mammals,' we're talking 'clearly not a descendant of the early tetrapods
> that predate amphibians.' At best we can expect vaguely humanoid and
> centauroid body forms to commonly develop, (bilateral symmetry plus a mix of
> grasping and motive limbs).
>
>
> Furry aliens are just as much of a authors conceit as humans with forehead
> bumps.
>
> --
> Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)
>
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