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Originally Posted by John Murphy
I can't understand if we evolved why is there nothing out there that is remotely as intelligent as us, not even close. If we are the smartes creature and at top of the food chain, why is it what we evolved from died out, it must've been intelligent too. There is nothing living that is remotely as intelligent as us, or that even has a close resemblence to our appearence.
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I'm not sure I would agree that there are no species remotely as intelligent as us. Certainly we are unique in having such a manipulitive type of intelligence as we do. It has enabled us to be the only species capable of occupying the entire globe. It is an extreme trait like giraffe neck length or dinosaur size - but their extreme traits do not enable them to invade so many different habitats.
Extreme traits are dangerous though, and often lead to extinction.
We are in danger of manipulating our habitat to death, as if we thought we could live without it.
As a species, we have not been tested by time. We have not been here very long.