| Subject: Re: The Fermi Paradox and SETI Success |
| From: Inez |
| Date: 18/08/2008, 17:49 |
| Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,alt.sci.seti,alt.sci.planetary,talk.origins |
On Aug 15, 9:57 am, Ernest Major <{$t...@meden.demon.co.uk> wrote:
In message
<26f68794-a939-4105-bf04-85db3d012...@j1g2000prb.googlegroups.com>, Inez
<savagemouse...@hotmail.com> writes>On Aug 14, 11:42 pm, Tim Tyler <seemy...@googlemail.com> wrote:
Timberwoof wrote:
I suspect that just as when one system of biochemistry establishes the
pattern of life, things that use it will eat anything else that shows
up, it is likely that when one highly intelligent species shows up, it
will limit the opportunities for anything else to evolve into sentience.
Whales are not "highly intelligent", then?
--
No. They're all at or below sea level.
Cough. Cough. River dolphins.
--
alias Ernest Major
Not to take my joke to a level of seriousness that requires it to be
defended, but Wikipedia defines whales as seperate from dolphins.