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Because we are not unified and working towards the same goal. Tribalism is our roots and they will be our ends. That is the problem with too many sentient being
by deathhand 10y ago
Because we are not unified and working towards the same goal. Tribalism is our roots and they will be our ends. That is the problem with too many sentient beings-everyone believes they deserve something. Thus no intilligent life unless they are a single entity.
- jnicholasp 10y agoCompetition is not the only response to being one entity among many, and it is not even necessarily the most reasonable response. Cooperation is also possible, and it is one of the necessary elements in every human organization, from the family to global cultures. We have civilization because we are to some degree able to cooperate, and if you simply turn up the dial on that trait, it is easy to imagine that other creatures could exist who were even better cooperators - and who would be collectively even more successful because of it.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoSure. The point here, we're not coordinated enough. Not by a long shot.
- jnicholasp 10y agoI'm not arguing here that we are. I'm arguing that it is conceivable that intelligent creatures could exist that were.
- M_Grey 10y agoWhy would such a cooperative require intelligence, never mind high intelligence? We already see such vast cooperatives in fungi, but they have no selection pressures for intelligence. Far from it, competition is the driver that made us "smart".
- jnicholasp 10y agoI'm not saying that cooperative behavior requires intelligence. I'm saying that cooperative behavior is a reasonable and effective choice for creatures intellectually capable of choosing between behavioral strategies, no matter what the evolutionary forces were that developed them to the point of being intelligent.