Comments on: Fermi’s Paradox, Stephen J. Gould’s Full House & The Approaching Singluarity http://www.michaelturner.us/2007/01/30/fermis-paradox-and-stephen-j-goulds-full-house-the-approaching-singluarity/ Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. -- Benjamin Franklin Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:38:21 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Michael Lopez http://www.michaelturner.us/2007/01/30/fermis-paradox-and-stephen-j-goulds-full-house-the-approaching-singluarity/#comment-9546 Michael Lopez Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:09:43 +0000 http://www.michaelturner.us/2007/01/30/fermis-paradox-and-stephen-j-goulds-full-house-the-approaching-singluarity/#comment-9546 I still think that evolution goes for survival whether it be by intelligence or simply physiological efficiency. There are species in this world such as the crocodile that haven't changed much for millions of years because they are simply efficient in surviving. On the other hand, there are those that evolve over time in order to become more efficient. Some species took the path of simplicity such as present day bacteria, others took the path of physical efficiency such as the cheetah, and others took the path of intelligence such as humans and perhaps even some apes. It would therefore be unreasonable to say that human intelligence is an evolutionary fluke since that would be the same as saying that any other species is an evolutionary fluke as well. As a matter of fact, intelligence appears to be the better survival tool as proven by our present day world - humans dominating the world. I still think that evolution goes for survival whether it be by intelligence or simply physiological efficiency. There are species in this world such as the crocodile that haven’t changed much for millions of years because they are simply efficient in surviving. On the other hand, there are those that evolve over time in order to become more efficient. Some species took the path of simplicity such as present day bacteria, others took the path of physical efficiency such as the cheetah, and others took the path of intelligence such as humans and perhaps even some apes.

It would therefore be unreasonable to say that human intelligence is an evolutionary fluke since that would be the same as saying that any other species is an evolutionary fluke as well. As a matter of fact, intelligence appears to be the better survival tool as proven by our present day world – humans dominating the world.

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