1. "what is stopping a supremely intelligent species from evolving that looks nothing like us?" read "convergent evolution" theres one set of traits that would allow a species to fill any environmental niche, for aliens to do what we lve done this far theyd have to have a similar set of traits to us to facilitate all the kinds of technological advances weve made.
2. "humans have drawn borders = lesser intelligence" the opposite is true, in biology higher intelligence species show greater territoriality and possessiveness over their resources. even among humans its why farmers and ranchers were so easily able to outcompete hunters and gatherers in the long run.
3. "humans fightng one another = stupid" the entire point of life is ensuring the reproductive success of the genes that they were made from. killing off competition is a higher level evolutionary strategy seen only in smarter species.
yes, aggression and possessiveness exist more in smart species than stupid ones.
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 0 points 7 monthsOct 21, 2024 06:24:15 ago (+0/-0)
The real question is:
"Knowing what you already know about them, why would you expect anything different?"
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[ + ] JustALover
[ - ] JustALover 0 points 7 monthsOct 21, 2024 03:30:46 ago (+0/-0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSqt41QQIKM
[ + ] AntiPostmodernist
[ - ] AntiPostmodernist 0 points 7 monthsOct 21, 2024 02:41:10 ago (+0/-0)
https://youtube.com/shorts/W4HiTCRtR6o?si=zK5mTUjvDBK5mPex
1. "what is stopping a supremely intelligent species from evolving that looks nothing like us?" read "convergent evolution" theres one set of traits that would allow a species to fill any environmental niche, for aliens to do what we lve done this far theyd have to have a similar set of traits to us to facilitate all the kinds of technological advances weve made.
2. "humans have drawn borders = lesser intelligence" the opposite is true, in biology higher intelligence species show greater territoriality and possessiveness over their resources. even among humans its why farmers and ranchers were so easily able to outcompete hunters and gatherers in the long run.
3. "humans fightng one another = stupid" the entire point of life is ensuring the reproductive success of the genes that they were made from. killing off competition is a higher level evolutionary strategy seen only in smarter species.
yes, aggression and possessiveness exist more in smart species than stupid ones.
[ + ] boekanier
[ - ] boekanier 0 points 7 monthsOct 21, 2024 01:15:34 ago (+0/-0)