WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (07/27/83)
From: Wilkins <WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA> While it is true that dolphins cannot propel themselves off planet or send out radio signals, let's not forgot that the unknown can hold myriad wonders. I'm sure we've all read way-out-there SF and sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Perhaps the dolphins do not need radio for interstellar communication (they may have figured out telepathy or how to alter the spin on certain subatomic particles to transfer information to some distant point), perhaps they do not need computers or written records (they may use their larger brains much more efficiently), and perhaps they've already made a deal with some other intelligence to come get them when the sun burns out (or earlier if homo sapiens are dumb enough to ruin the oceans). This is all a long shot and the smart money is still on the humans, but let's not completely count them out yet. Have fun, David -------
john@hp-pcd.UUCP (John Eaton) (07/28/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-347500:hp-pcd:8400011:000:35 hp-pcd!john Jul 27 18:01:00 1983 So long and thanks for the fish.