tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776184.post6325855643022644070..comments2024-03-01T10:11:31.939+11:00Comments on The Palimpsest: Why has intelligent life only arisen on the Earth in the last two hundred thousand years?Nathan Zamprognohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292757767183001630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776184.post-59893317718245685932015-04-22T14:01:12.506+10:002015-04-22T14:01:12.506+10:00I don't know And I'm not so sure there IS...I don't know And I'm not so sure there IS a most obvious conclusion. Maybe a viable hypothesis.Plutodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486037579224769154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776184.post-81296037000998613912010-06-24T12:08:34.920+10:002010-06-24T12:08:34.920+10:00The most obvious conclusion is that we're both...The most obvious conclusion is that we're both lucky enough to have been born on the crest of the wave of highest evolved intelligence.<br /><br />Thinking about this makes me reflect on the astounding notion of self. I exist as a speck, not only in vast space but also in vast time. It's kooky to imagine millions of years into the future, a large brained octopus exploring the land with his breathing aparatus and trying to understand this long lost species of humans.<br /><br />I've read a bunch of theories about how intelligence evolved, but none seem to give any reason why other species couldn't have evolved intelligence sooner.Joelnoreply@blogger.com