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troutman · 06-29-2011, 11:45 AM

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Features.../17099471.html

Smith: My underlying point is that we must be more appreciative of the fact that humanity and its home are extraordinarily special — perhaps unique.

Again the key clarification: by 'alone' I mean specifically in terms of communicating with other intelligent species; finding amoebae on Mars or around a far-off star will be stupendously interesting, but that still leaves us alone, with no one to talk with, no one to learn from, and no one to teach.

06-29-2011, 11:45 AM	#36
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Features.../17099471.html Smith: My underlying point is that we must be more appreciative of the fact that humanity and its home are extraordinarily special — perhaps unique. Again the key clarification: by 'alone' I mean specifically in terms of communicating with other intelligent species; finding amoebae on Mars or around a far-off star will be stupendously interesting, but that still leaves us alone, with no one to talk with, no one to learn from, and no one to teach.