AH AH AH!!! Not the ONLY 1 they DO recognise that dolphines and other ocean life MAY BE (or is) as or more intelligent than humans (just NOT tool users "no opposable thumbs u know!!!")
Count your life by smiles, not tears;
Count your age by friends, not years.
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> From: David <vulpine_at_mac.com>
>To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 10:10 AM
>Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Curiosity and dead kitties
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>Why not trilateral? Quadralateral?
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>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.
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>--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Rick Pikul <chakatfirepaw_at_...> wrote:
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>> 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. :)
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>> 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.
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>> 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).
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>> Furry aliens are just as much of a authors conceit as humans with forehead
>> bumps.
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>> Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)
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