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A hundred million years is the blink of an eye.
alcaray —
1/1/2013 8:00:05 PM
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A hundred million years is the blink of an eye.
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Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not.
- TB -
12/31/2012 11:24:49 PM
If there is life, there will be intelligence. Eventually.
- bowser -
1/3/2013 5:21:50 AM
I agree and would add that-
- johannes -
1/5/2013 9:14:50 PM
Re: Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not.
- Jody -
1/1/2013 4:33:22 AM
Very likely
- FrankC -
1/1/2013 4:38:51 PM
Asimov
- TB -
1/1/2013 5:18:12 PM
A hundred million years is the blink of an eye.
- alcaray -
1/1/2013 8:00:05 PM
The idea that more time is needed for intelligent life...
- FrankC -
1/1/2013 12:22:48 AM
On a star in Fornax there's a race of intellegent spiders...
- alcaray -
1/1/2013 12:11:55 AM
Spiders are poor candidates for intelligence.
- bowser -
1/8/2013 7:24:19 AM
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