Odds of intelligent life occuring?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Neanderthals, homo sapiens, the "hobbits", all rose from a single line of hominids. We separated from the chimps 7 million years ago, and our branch produced many "near humans". We're the one that survived.

So far.

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Chances for intelligent life to happen? So far, 100%. In the universe at large we have no clue. Don't make the Error of Samples.

We all arose from a single line of life, too.

I mean, the chimps appeared to have separated before advanced tool use. Each of those species I mentioned developed their advancements at different times and drastically different locations from each other. If humans all died out, chances are another primate would fill that void eventually.

I was referring to the hominids.