Regarding the search for intelligent life,

[MoonRiver]

[Auntie Bush]

1. LOL

[Terra Alta]

2. The universe is probably full of intelligent life

sometimes I have my doubts about whether Earth is, though.

[MoonRiver]

4. True that!

[seveneyes]

3. Evolution

requires time to pass. Not enough time has passed for humankind on Earth to rank.

[MoonRiver]

5. Once we reach the sentient level of dolphins, elephants, whales and great apes

I'll be impressed. But not a moment sooner.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I believe humans literally got too smart for their own good

having expended too much evolutionary energy on growing an enormous cerebral cortex without developing controls over the limbic system (the 'lizard brain') - replete with territoriality, ritual behavior, aggression and other 'reptile' behaviors.

[MoonRiver]

7. Bingo!

Overspecialization has led to the demise of many a species. I think we are next.

[PATRICK]

11. We've made our world

so we cannot survive on it. Nor any other life forms. We raised the evolutionary ante too fast with too little of the intelligence that brought us there. Now we have a unique crunch point made by our hands and driven by the absolute worst scum the human race could ever produce.

Progress by intelligence, death by morons. Homo sapiens, just an oxymoron.

Yet, intelligence or no, it would seem this development was the best hope by life on the planet to fashion protections, thriving and growth against all perils. We still could do our mere duty.

[babylonsister]

8. So snarky, so perfect! nt

[kentuck]

9. Beam me up Scotty!

Beam me the fuck up!

I can't do anything with these Earthlings.

[CBGLuthier]

10. Bugger all down here on Earth

as Mr. idle put it.

So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth

[progressoid]

12. This kid agrees...