08-26-2014, 06:13 AM
Carnos Jax wrote:
P.S. - Its easy to forget that what we've talked about are the vertebrates. Cephalopods (octopus, squid) humble me with the intelligence they show in their short lives. I wonder what they would amount to if they had longer lives.
What makes you think that a long lifespan is necessary to have a civilization or culture? For all we know, the whales and dolphins have culture, as much as we or the chimps do. Who's to know whether the cuttlefish or bees or ants don't also? It's typical of the human mindset to assume that life or civilization must take the same form as yours.