I think intelligence arises out of the universe, if we are talking about the cognitive sense. That said, I think the universe has all four aspects of reality, a subjective, inter-subjective, objective, and inter-objective. he difference is the degree, or level of complexity some aspects achieve compared to others.

-TC

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I think the universe is the body of divinity.

Even the Gods I believe to be the divine children of the divinity.

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Deutschland Das Nationalbewusstsein!

55th Stanza.
Wise in measure should each man be;
but let him not wax too wise;
seldom a heart will sing with joy
if the owner be all too wise.

Havamal~

Today we drink tomorrow we die.

Be weary of the machine so you don't become one yourself.

On what grounds do you suppose this is unlikely?

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-Scott

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true. -- Bertrand Russell

Man's ignorance and arrogance would be my belief on it.

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Deutschland Das Nationalbewusstsein!

55th Stanza.
Wise in measure should each man be;
but let him not wax too wise;
seldom a heart will sing with joy
if the owner be all too wise.

Havamal~

Today we drink tomorrow we die.

Be weary of the machine so you don't become one yourself.

These are reasons to believe that human intellect is not the 'highest form'?

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-Scott

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true. -- Bertrand Russell

Even the Drake equation indicates that it is unlikely that mankind is the only intelligent life form that ever existed. If proof of this will to you only come in the form of a visitation, then you will never know for sure.

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peace for all
love for all
bliss for all

...may your journey be graceful...

If anything is possible, then the statement, "anything is possible," is possibly false.

I guess it depends on how one defines intelligence but think about it... Almost everything that you see around you, including you, was created inside of stars. In 14 billion years the Universe has gone from a singularity to self aware through humans and what ever else is out there. To say that there is no greater intelligence at play in this universe would be ignorance IMHO.

Yes and fine ones too.

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Deutschland Das Nationalbewusstsein!

55th Stanza.
Wise in measure should each man be;
but let him not wax too wise;
seldom a heart will sing with joy
if the owner be all too wise.

Havamal~

Today we drink tomorrow we die.

Be weary of the machine so you don't become one yourself.

Does it? I'm not familiar with it. What does it indicate in terms of higher intellects relative to humans? Is it anything like the formulae I've see recreated on t-shirts?

I'm a sceptic. I'll never know anything for sure.

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-Scott

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true. -- Bertrand Russell

Could you elaborate for me?

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-Scott

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true. -- Bertrand Russell