Human beings are limited in so many fields of thought and intelligence.

Not to mention we are arrogant and ego centric that pretty much tells me deep down in side that we are not #1.

I will say we are a amazing specimen of creation ,but I just don't see us being the most intelligent being in the cosmos by our own hubris.

If we were I think it would be rather ironic.

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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.

I'll accept that we are. It says nothing about beings who are less limited i.e. that they exist.

That we are arrogant and ego-centric is not evidence for 'higher forms of intellect'.

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

I suppose we would have to have observance of other beings in order to formulate any idea of intelligence in comparison.

Such things are impossible right now though as such beings we have not found.

Do you perceive us as the most intelligent being in the cosmos?

It is just my personal opinion that a higher life form would certainly not be as destructive ,arrogant or ego centric as we human beings are.

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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.

I'm not sure what you mean.

I have no idea. Most intelligent I know of.

OK. I was just curious as to your reasons for believing as you do.

Is it fair to say that your belief is instinctive?

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-Scott

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

In order for us to challenge the length and quantity of intelliegence we would first have to observe another intelligent being besides ourselves in order to be fair.

We have not found any such being yet.



While we are discussing I have a question.

How would you measure the quantity of intelligence in a being?

Also if we assume that we are the only intelligent being because we have discovered no other wouldn't that become a vague assumption?



What do you mean?

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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.

Scientists claim that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. I disagree and say that stupidity far outmasses hydrogen.

Seriously, though, I don't think the universe is either intelligent or unintelligent: just like my sandals or my bicycle, it simply is.

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Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control;
these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
Tennyson

All other animals can be said to exhibit intelligent behaviour.

It depends on your definitions I suppose. I'm not supposing IQ tests, but perhaps problem solving and environmental manipulation could be tested.

Yes. My point is that there is no evidence to suppose that there is a more intelligent being.

Is it fair to characterise your belief as a hunch? An instinctive impression?

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-Scott

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

Unlike your bicylce or sandals which are material things created by a human being might I add ( Or a machine created by a human.) in contrast the cosmos is a active system of creation.

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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.

Would you say intelligence is relative?



Perhaps. What do you think of relativity?



There is no evidence to say there isn't either.



Isn't all human behavior or activity instinctual?

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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.

Seems reaonable.

There's no evidence to say there are no pixies on your right shoulder. I hope you can see why that is a poor criteria for belief.

In some sense, I dare say it is.

What I was saying is, that there is no clear evidence for your proposition yet you believe it because you feel it is true. Correct?

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-Scott

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