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>earth mass is 70% water
>intelligent life grew on land rather than at sea
How did this happen?

>> No.10558559

>>10558544
animals living underwater are constantly drinking their own piss

>> No.10558574

>>10558544
Because manipulating tools underwater is horrendous.

>> No.10558583

There isn't enough studies on large mammals to prove they're less intelligent then humans like blue whales etc

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>>10558544
>How did this happen?
If this is a surprise to you then maybe you aren't on the team that you thought you were on. Do other people call your team "The Great Satan?"

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>>10558544
>earth mass is 70% water

>> No.10558633

>>10558544
>earth mass is 70% water

nigga no
just no. the AREA of the earth's SURFACE is 70% water not the MASS of the earth itself.

but anyways, i think because sea life in general have better and easier time hunting for food than being on the surface. being om the surface required more survival skills thus the need for more brain development.

>> No.10558648

>>10558544
Most of the ocean lies beneath the photic zone. Not enough energy to foster beings that would generate great creations. Intelligent life did spawn from the ocean and is still in the ocean actually so I assume you mean intelligence, and more so creations, which rivals humans right?

I hear dolphins are pretty clever though so... yeah.

>> No.10558655

>>10558544
Geologist here
>earth mass is 70% water
No

>> No.10558656

Dolphins/killer whales have a similar encaphalization quotient as humans. If they'd evolved something like opposable thumbs or managed to get an advanced language together they may have accomplished much more with time and further evolution.

As it stands there's nothing to say it couldn't happen in the ocean as well with enough time.

>> No.10558664

>>10558655
Sup Geodude. Best book on geophysics?

>> No.10558723

>>10558544
If we take a look at how our own human intelligence grows from birth to death, we can see a parallel. The parallel also extends to human species vs other hominids. It also extends to Non-hominid species as well.

Its called experience. Larger the experience something/someone is exposed to, the more intelligent that will be.

>> No.10558750

>>10558656
Idk man, the whole lack of fire thing is a pretty hard barrier to advancement

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>>10558544
>earth mass is 70% water

>> No.10559673

>>10558544
So they had 70% chance to evolve into intelligent creatures.
We're the 30%.

>> No.10559937

>>10558544
In order to make tools you need hands, sea animals don’t need hands (primate style hands are terrible for swimming relative to fins and tentacles) so even if their brains are more powerful than ours they wouldn’t be able to use them in a meaningful way.

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>>10558544
>intelligent life grew on land rather than at sea
When will this meme die?

>> No.10560307

>>10559945
We wuz mermaids and sheeeit