DC85,
What gives you the impression that "intellegent" [sic] is opposed to animaldom? Chimpanzees are intelligent. Dolphins are. Why, even those colourfully feathered, talking dinosaur descendants we call parrots are. It's just a matter of degrees. Or do you perhaps mean "conscious"?
You say,
"the Dionsaurs [sic]
Had the Planet for around 160 Million Years and its [sic]
amazing Something Didn't Evolve."I'll take that as a sloppy way of saying that something intelligent didn't evolve in the age of the dinosaurs. Now, if we are to believe Mr. Spielberg, at least one of the dinosaur species themselves was pretty high up on the list of smart things. On second thought, I think we'd do well to believe just the experts our friend from Hollywood must have consulted, because he also produced "E.T."
But again, you might also have meant to say that something
conscious did not evolve. If so, you have a point, because consciousness (of the type we humans possess) is indeed unique in the animal kingdom, as far as I know.
Cheers.
P.S. Is there a reason for you to use capitals in mid-sentence? It seems like you're heavily into Pooh or something. Which is fine by the way, as long as you don't confuse "issues" with sneezes and Long Words don't Bother you. Anyway, you're forgiven. From the fact that you are a future paleontologist, I take it you are quite young, compared to an old fart like myself.
{Edited to correct a typo, I don't know what
possessed me.}
[This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 07-18-2003]