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shanny

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2. Old professor of mine posited the same thing.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 03:30 PM

Aug 2017

Intelligence, said he, is not a survival characteristic. He was not surprised that we had not contacted or detected any other alien species.

At the time I thought he was unduly pessimistic. Not anymore. I'm thinking we have to become a different species if we are to survive...and not one that relies on technology.

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Intelligent Life Might Always Go Extinct Once It Develops Technology [View all] Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 OP

All species do eventually go extinct. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #1

Old professor of mine posited the same thing. shanny Aug 2017 #2

Biologist Ernst Mayr is credited with the quote, "Intelligence is a lethal mutation." The_jackalope Aug 2017 #4

Me neither. shanny Aug 2017 #5

I've been saying the same thing for a while. The_jackalope Aug 2017 #3

Ah yes, I read that article some time ago. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #6

The jackalope is an invented animal... The_jackalope Aug 2017 #7

Indeed you did. nt Duppers Aug 2017 #8

Meaty food for thought! Ghost Dog Aug 2017 #9

Intelligent life might go extinct and it might not, Progressive dog Aug 2017 #10

Or maybe we really are alone in the universe. In which case it is particularly heinous that we are StevieM Aug 2017 #11

That implies that there is an extrinsic value to our intelligence and consciousness The_jackalope Aug 2017 #12

That does raise an interesting question about the value of life itself. StevieM Aug 2017 #13

I'm guessing successful intelligent life doesn't stick around long... hunter Aug 2017 #14

Perhaps civilizations reach the point where they can disappear into VR video games... Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #15