Humans Potenially Intellegent

eh1eh

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Explanation: Welcome to Planet Earth, the third planet from a star named the Sun. The Earth is shaped like a sphere and composed mostly of rock. Over 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water. The planet has a relatively thin atmosphere composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. The above picture of Earth, dubbed Blue Marble, was taken from Apollo 17 in 1972 and features Africa and Antarctica. It is thought to be one of the most widely distributed photographs of any kind. Earth has a single large Moon that is about 1/4 of its diameter and, from the planet's surface, is seen to have almost exactly the same angular size as the Sun. With its abundance of liquid water, Earth supports a large variety of life forms, including potentially intelligent species such as dolphins and humans. Please enjoy your stay on Planet Earth.

More on our potential intelligence and the picture that goes with this explanation can be found at Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
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El Barto

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Then came man to dumb up the works . Inventing economy, religion, politics, war and television.
Things were perfect before.......
 

El Barto

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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy put it all in perspective for me....and it was fun too;-)
 

sanctus

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sanctus

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It means that someone at NASA made a spelling mistake. Correct spelling is not an indication of intelligence.:roll:

The article spells it correctly. And though you are right, correct spelling is not, in and of itself, a mark of intelligence, it does denote educational achievement, I think

At the very least, for me, it indicates that the person writing is also one who is comfortable with reading.
:)
 

eh1eh

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Yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada. I sure hope I've spelled 'yada' correctly. I wundnut whant to mack a mistack in speilling taday.:smile:
 

westmanguy

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A study actually found that humans can read anything as long as the first letter and the last letter are consistent to the original spelling
 

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Amd NADA cen sned rokcts to spade, bht mss up whn convrtng frm imprial to metrc. Awsme landng on Mars. S-M-R-T, S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T.
 

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We evolved and adapted to be only so smart on average, and with only so much standard deviation from that norm. Think about that. Think about why. Then ask yourself if you really think we are capable as a species of solving overpopulation, climate change, and destruction of biomass and biodiversity.
 

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Our sun is a star called Sol.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/sun
1 a often capitalized : the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth b : a celestial body like the sun : [SIZE=-1]STAR[/SIZE]

The Canticle of the Creatures
-Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)
"Laudato si mi signore per sora nostra morte corporale. da la quale nulla homo uiuente po skappare. guai a cquelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali beati quelli ke trouara ne le tue sanctissime uoluntati ka la morte secunda nol farra male."
Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,
All praise is Yours, all glory, honor and blessings.
To you alone, Most High, do they belong;
no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.

We praise You, Lord, for all Your creatures,
especially for Brother Sun,
who is the day through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor,
of You Most High, he bears your likeness.
We praise You, Lord, for Sister Moon and the stars,
in the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.
We praise You, Lord, for Brothers Wind and Air,
fair and stormy, all weather's moods,
by which You cherish all that You have made.
We praise You, Lord, for Sister Water,
so useful, humble, precious and pure.
We praise You, Lord, for Brother Fire,
through whom You light the night.
He is beautiful, playful, robust, and strong.
We praise You, Lord, for Sister Earth,
who sustains us
with her fruits, colored flowers, and herbs.
We praise You, Lord, for those who pardon,
for love of You bear sickness and trial.
Blessed are those who endure in peace,
by You Most High, they will be crowned.
We praise You, Lord, for Sister Death,
from whom no-one living can escape.
Woe to those who die in their sins!
Blessed are those that She finds doing Your Will.
No second death can do them harm.
We praise and bless You, Lord, and give You thanks,

and serve You in all humility.


p.s. Granted, the name was Sole in the original Umbrian, but there are many names.
http://www.webster.edu/~barrettb/cantico.htm
 
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