dietz%usc-cse@USC-ECL@sri-unix.UUCP (07/13/83)
Myth (3), that mankind is the only intelligent race in the galaxy, could very well be true. We certainly have more evidence for it than for the orthodox theory (millions of ancient races). Anyone who wants to argue: please send messages to me, not to this list. The topic has been discussed here before.
courtney@hp-pcd.UUCP (Courtney Loomis) (07/22/83)
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hp-pcd!courtney Jul 21 14:03:00 1983
Of course there are other intelligent forms of life than Homo Sapien...
...right here on Earth!!!
Have you ever considered Cetaceans or other Primates in your search for
intelligent life?
Just because dolphins and baboons don't build a bunch of STUFF to carry
around with them so as to expand their ability to CHANGE their environment,
does that mean that they aren't engaged in other forms of expression which
might be as high or even higher than our own?
Not only do dolphins spend only 3% of their time feeding (the rest PLAYING),
there is strong evidence that they have complex social structures (they may
know what LOVE is). They also communicate in a language that is theoretically
capable of transfering information at a much greater rate than humans! Keep
in mind that dolphins are on a different twig of the same evolutionary branch
as humans... they "chose" to return to the sea to continue their development,
which may be a profoundly good choice as it may be the only part of the Earth
that continues to support life within the next couple of centuries (years?).REM%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (07/26/83)
From: Robert Elton Maas <REM @ MIT-MC> I think we've been through all this intelligent-life-in-Earth before, perhaps a year ago? In summary, yes there is intelligent life other than Humans on Earth, but only Humans have transmitted radio signals out where they could be heard by other creatures around other stars, and as far as we know only Humans have (built) receivers capable of searching for ETI out there. Thus only Humans are relevant (on Earth) in regard to SETI.