They're made out of meat....

[jb]

[quote="reohn2]intelligent,because all we know is what we know.
We are clever but not wise.[/quote]

I think all anything knows is what it knows.

The wise intelligence perceives the out side effects that will have bearing on its future existence & takes steps accordingly.

[reohn2]

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exactly, jb.

[Mrs Tortoise]

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As this doesn't apply to most humans, I assume they aren't very wise. Maybe Desmond Morris had it about right with his 'naked ape', except that I can't see gorillas or chimps threatening the planet somehow! Maybe the naked moron, would be better?

[reohn2]

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indeed MrsT

[David]

intelligent,because all we know is what we know.

I think all anything knows is what it knows.

Maybe the naked moron, would be better?

Did somebody mention Donald Rumsfeld

[reohn2]

intelligent,because all we know is what we know.

I think all anything knows is what it knows.

Maybe the naked moron, would be better?

Did somebody mention Donald Rumsfeld

Which one?

[axel_knutt]

You still seem to have gone to a lot of typing

No typing at all, just cut and paste. I put it on because it had me in tears.

At least you have fully redeemed yourself of the plagiarism by owning up.

(From OMNI, April 1991. This story, which was a 1991 Nebula nominee, has been appearing around the internet lately without my name attached. Several people were kind enough to alert me, but the truth is I'm more flattered than offended. )

Sometimes I reference books just because I've enjoyed reading them, and think others might too.

(P.S. I've just corrected an error in my last post on the Helmets thread.)