> On top of this, intelligence does not simply pop into existence - there would need to be many millions of years of fossil record showing the evolution of some

> On top of this, intelligence does not simply pop into existence - there would need to be many millions of years of fossil record showing the evolution of some intelligent lineage. What is the evolutionary gradient leading to “intelligence?” Where is there evidence of .99, .98, .97.. of Human intelligence? Could an intelligent life form not leave a fossil or any other record? Is a material culture always evident where human-level intelligence exists?