rh@MIT-EECS@sri-unix.UUCP (07/29/83)
From: Randy Haskins <rh at MIT-EECS> Re: whales and dolphins Yes, we are (as far as we know) the only species on Earth to have sent signals into outer space. On the other hand, maybe the dolphins can send other signals that we can't detect? On the third hand, since they are intelligent, maybe they know better than to send signals into space? Or maybe they told some local aliens to come sterilize the land masses on their planet? As Doug Adams said, "Man thought he was the most intelligent being on Earth because he had invented the wheel, New York City, and war. It was precisely for these reasons that the dolphins thought THEY were the most intelligent beings on Earth." -------