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Re: Future evolution of intelegence
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Originally Posted by freeztar
What about dolphins?
They would have to make the leap to land, but considering the rate in which the oceans are being depleted, they may be forced to.
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Actually I hadn't thought of cetaceans in this context. I recently read where cetaceans already have a considerable amount of culture and possibly even oral tradition. I'm not sure if cetaceans will ever really be technological and although it may be wrong to limit intelligence by using technology as a prerequisite I was when I started this thread thinking of a tool using technological type intelligence. Of course real intelligence doesn't necessarily mean tools but I think a member of SETI said it best when asked how could they judge intelligence if they found it and she replied the only prerequisite we look for is the ability to make a radio telescope, nothing else matters in our context (paraphrasing)
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