Maybe we are just barely smart enough. There is a statistical argument to the effect that the species to do X will in all probability be the dumbest possible sp

Maybe we are just barely smart enough. There is a statistical argument to the effect that the species to do X will in all probability be the dumbest possible species capable of doing it. E.g. if we are ever visited by aliens they are likely to be the stupidest possible interstellar voyagers...