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I think it's a natural product of curiosity. And I think that intelligent life would only be so because of curiosity. You want to figure things out or you're i
by Loughla 2y ago
I think it's a natural product of curiosity. And I think that intelligent life would only be so because of curiosity.
You want to figure things out or you're interested in seeing what happens when you fuck around with things.
So I think a technological progression is a natural progression for intelligent life.
Does that make sense? I feel like I'm not explaining myself well.
- andrewflnr 2y agoLots of animals have been curious for hundreds of millions of years, but technology more advanced than breaking bits off rocks and sticks has only been around a couple thousand years. If you say it's a "natural progression", you also have to say there are serious barriers that most species will never pass.
- Loughla 2y agoOkay?
- andrewflnr 2y agoSo the notion that "life would tend toward technology", charitably speaking, does not make any useful predictions. Based on all evidence available, including the dearth of extraterrestrial technosignatures, you can't rely on it happening in any particular situation or timeframe. At best it's speculation, more likely it's just false.
- Loughla 2y agoCorrect, we disagree in what we think.