Re: Convergent evolution and Intelligence

Perplexed in Peoria wrote:
<TomHendricks474@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e7niks$10gh$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Question for group,
Is intelligence in different species convergent evolution?
Ex. dolphins, chimps, humans and perhaps octupi.

Now to my point. IF so, then can we carry it further and
say that it is possible and even likely that IF there is life
on other worlds, and if it has had enough time and
selection pressure that matches or exceeds ours -
that it is likely that they too have sentient thinking beings.
(no matter if they swim, walk, fly, or burrow)


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