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Next Intelligent Species?

So what do you think will be the next evolved species to full sentience after humanity is gone?

I vote for the Meerkats. or even the Squid since hey shown high levels of animal intelligence.

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So what do you think will be the next evolved species to full sentience after humanity is gone?

I vote for the Meerkats. or even the Squid since hey shown high levels of animal intelligence.


That's not really how evolution works. It'll be more like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_(Stargate)


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That's not really how evolution works. It'll be more like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_(Stargate)


Sounds like the whole Star Child thing from 2001.


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define sentience


Anything with an IQ stat of 1 or higher. I think he means sapience though (IQ stat of 6 or higher).

http://gamez.biysk.ru/files/gurps4e..._Characters.pdf

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Sounds like the whole Star Child thing from 2001.


More Buddhist/Christian overtones?


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Anything with an IQ stat of 1 or higher. I think he means sapience though (IQ stat of 6 or higher).

http://gamez.biysk.ru/files/gurps4e..._Characters.pdf

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More Buddhist/Christian overtones?


I read some more about it, and yeah it does sound more like that. I first read the whole "shed their physical bodies and live eternally as pure energy" and was like "omg it's full of stars!" Damn.


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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Anything with an IQ stat of 1 or higher. I think he means sapience though (IQ stat of 6 or higher).

http://gamez.biysk.ru/files/gurps4e..._Characters.pdf

Page 15 wink


I can't believe I thought that was going to be serious...

I was like: IQ of six? sapience? I am highly skeptical!

stupid openness to new ideas, gets me every time.


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Cephalopods, 100% guarantee this.

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I can't believe I thought that was going to be serious...

I was like: IQ of six? sapience? I am highly skeptical!

stupid openness to new ideas, gets me every time.


Well I tried to warn you with the phrase "IQ stat". GURPS IQ relates (very roughly) to 1/10 of measured IQ in the real world. Of course it only works up to say IQ 13 because then you start getting to the point where someone could be a CPA and a world renowned Proust scholar without any formal training in either.

Ironically GURPS is very accurate with just about everything else as long as the scale is about the same as in our world.


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Well I tried to warn you with the phrase "IQ stat". GURPS IQ relates (very roughly) to 1/10 of measured IQ in the real world. Of course it only works up to say IQ 13 because then you start getting to the point where someone could be a CPA and a world renowned Proust scholar without any formal training in either.

Ironically GURPS is very accurate with just about everything else as long as the scale is about the same as in our world.


I'll just stick with my LARPing wink

its super accurate in the real world


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I'll just stick with my LARPing wink

its super accurate in the real world


But LARPing doesn't give you a safe (or legal) way to test what happens if you try to avoid being killed by a HASAG Panzerfaust 30 by hiding Renault FT17 tank.

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Anything with an IQ stat of 1 or higher. I think he means sapience though (IQ stat of 6 or higher).

http://gamez.biysk.ru/files/gurps4e..._Characters.pdf

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More Buddhist/Christian overtones?
You wouldn't happen to have the Campaings book in a PDF as well, would you? no expression



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I'll be shown to be correct in about 30-40 million years, just you wait.


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I'll be shown to be correct in about 30-40 million years, just you wait.
I don't doubt your prediction in the least. In fact, I bet it'll take less time than that, just as soon as this pesky human cycle is over.

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So what do you think will be the next evolved species to full sentience after humanity is gone?

"Will"? Is the evolution of intelligence so "pre-destined?"

It would be saying something profound, I think, if intelligence did not re-appear, and perhaps epecially if it did.


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I don't doubt your prediction in the least. In fact, I bet it'll take less time than that, just as soon as this pesky human cycle is over.

Actually...
"Will"? Is the evolution of intelligence so "pre-destined?"

It would be saying something profound, I think, if intelligence did not re-appear, and perhaps epecially if it did.
Well, in your opinion it can't but be thoroughly profound.


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Well, in your opinion it can't but be thoroughly profound.
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You wouldn't happen to have the Campaings book in a PDF as well, would you? no expression



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I do actually . . .


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I do actually . . .
It's on the same page. I found it. Thanks though.


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