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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I understand the sentiment, but there must be some number of common attributes all advanced intelligent species across the universe have. Tool use, for example, would require that the organism have some kind of appendage that can manipulate things.

[–] Osprey 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or telekinesis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah... no, I don't think that can evolve naturally

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