(January 6, 2015 at 7:56 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(January 6, 2015 at 7:48 pm)Heywood Wrote: What is the substantial difference between generic intellect and human intellect? If they are substantially the same thing I don't see what the issue is.
The difference is that you don't have any evidence of generic intellects existing or involving themselves in earthly affairs, which according to your own premises should preclude them from your list of possible origins for evolutionary systems.
They could be functionally identical to human intellects, but if they don't come from Earth, as the product of an Earthly evolutionary system, then you've never seen them before and therefore must eliminate them from the running. It's the flaw in your argument that turns the entire thing into a circular, self refuting mess.
In order to observe intellects outside of earth, I have to look outside of earth and I do not have the means to do that in any substantial detail. This is why I do not observe these generic intellects.
On the other hand you have a problem. If evolutionary systems can come into existence on this planet sans intellect as you are arguing....You should be able to observe evolutionary systems come into existence on this planet sans intellects. Instead you only observe evolutionary systems coming into existence on this planet with the help of intellects. Your beliefs do not match the observations. In fact observations contradict your beliefs.
