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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D1Tremere" data-source="post: 7766055" data-attributes="member: 61148">It has occurred on 100% of the planets that we know of which contain life, but that unfortunately makes for a sample size of 1, which isn't very useful for predicting anything. Also, it has only happened here once that we are aware of, and only in a small window of time. We could be an unstable evolutionary track. One thing that makes the conversation more difficult is the complexity of the definition of intelligence. What is often referred to as one thing has become increasingly a matter of multiple constructs. What we usually seem to be talking about is abstract thought, coupled with impulse control and object permanence. Creatures that can recognize themselves as distinct beings, relate a concept in their mind with real world counterparts, and delay gratification based on such internal processes.</blockquote>