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Old 07-25-2008, 08:41 AM   #31
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Remember, evolution doesn't select for flourishing, just for survival. In almost every category, from language to reason to art, human intellectual capacity far, far exceeds anything that could be justified on the basis of survival.
But...the more useful the evolutionary adaptation, the more likely a given organism is to eventually thrive and dominate its environmental niche. Once an organism is at the top of a food chain, perhaps more cranial resources are freed up to develop into sentience and rational thought. Perhaps intelligence isn't *necessary*, but it certainly could be a byproduct.

I want to know why anything exists at all.
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Old 07-25-2008, 09:40 AM   #32
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I'm pretty sure smooth could give you a very detailed answer for that.
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Old 07-25-2008, 10:33 AM   #33
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here's one!
Looks like a dog walking up right on it's hind legs. They may be smarter than we give them credit for.

(that pic makes me Lmao )
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