4 ms·

imo you also need dry land, for the tool-making flavor of intelligent life

• scarecrowbob 8y ago
  Naive question: why is that?
  • vasama 8y ago
    It seems unlikely that an aquatic species could ever develop ceramics, metalworking, or any other technology requiring the use of fire. Any ocean covering an entire planet is likely very deep, making construction difficult or impossible. Early power sources such as coal would also be unavailable.