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Does intelligence have long-term survival value?

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Minnemooseus
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Homo Sapiens has certainly done well, with extensive toolmaking capability, sufficient to alter the environment in all sorts of micro ways.
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Man seems to be showing the capability to macro alter the environment - perhaps it will go to the point of self-distruction.
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With great intelligence comes the other side of the coin - great stupidity!
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