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Post by Zyobot on May 23, 2019 16:58:07 GMT
Take a look at the world today, and it becomes clear who the dominant species is. Since their inception nearly 200,000 years ago, the upright-walking primates that would come to be known as homo sapiens have distinguished themselves with their supreme intelligence and dexterity. From the development of writing and agriculture, to modern-day metropolises and digital devices in the pockets of billions across the earth, humans are undoubtedly the most scientifically and technologically advanced produced by Planet Earth thus far.
However, could their have been plants that cultivated comparable sapience--and possibly built a civilization of their own?
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Post by lordroel on May 23, 2019 17:29:27 GMT
Take a look at the world today, and it becomes clear who the dominant species is. Since their inception nearly 200,000 years ago, the upright-walking primates that would come to be known as homo sapiens have distinguished themselves with their supreme intelligence and dexterity. From the development of writing and agriculture, to modern-day metropolises and digital devices in the pockets of billions across the earth, humans are undoubtedly the most scientifically and technologically advanced produced by Planet Earth thus far. However, could their have been plants that cultivated comparable sapience--and possibly built a civilization of their own? Thank you in advance, Zyobot nice idea, but would this sentence be true: plants manufacture their own food. They have no incentive to become intelligent in a human sense, because it offers no advantage. |
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Post by Zyobot on May 23, 2019 17:56:15 GMT
Take a look at the world today, and it becomes clear who the dominant species is. Since their inception nearly 200,000 years ago, the upright-walking primates that would come to be known as homo sapiens have distinguished themselves with their supreme intelligence and dexterity. From the development of writing and agriculture, to modern-day metropolises and digital devices in the pockets of billions across the earth, humans are undoubtedly the most scientifically and technologically advanced produced by Planet Earth thus far. However, could their have been plants that cultivated comparable sapience--and possibly built a civilization of their own? Thank you in advance, Zyobot nice idea, but would this sentence be true: plants manufacture their own food. They have no incentive to become intelligent in a human sense, because it offers no advantage.Sure, I can see them (at least mostly) foregoing OTL human inventions like agriculture and developing hunting methods. If humans somehow exist ITTL as well, then it's probably no surprise who becomes the dominant sapient species when all is said and done. |
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Post by lordroel on May 23, 2019 19:10:45 GMT
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Post by dalazyscholar on May 28, 2019 11:00:51 GMT
Well if we list predation as a factor of evolution
From competition
There are a few plants that qualify
The venus fly trap comes to mind first
So that might part of it
I would see movement as part of it to
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