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DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 8:00:29 AM #1:	Human impact (poaching, deforestation) and climate change will surely cause an extinction on a massive scale. The animals are going to need more wits to survive. Will they evolve to be smarter? <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879397404] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Human impact (poaching, deforestation) and climate change will surely cause an extinction on a massive scale. The animals are going to need more wits to survive. Will they evolve to be smarter?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hash-Brown 05/19/17 8:01:15 AM #2:	Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>Hash-Brown posted [p:879397426] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 8:02:37 AM #3:	Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879397466] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/19/17 8:03:34 AM #4:	Where are my testicles Summer? --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:879397490] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Where are my testicles Summer?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 05/19/17 8:04:56 AM #5:	Irony posted... Where are my testicles Summer? Great quote. Also http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150818-chimps-living-in-the-stone-age --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:879397525] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>Where are my testicles Summer?</quote> Great quote. Also http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150818-chimps-living-in-the-stone-age</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 05/19/17 8:05:00 AM #6:	Maybe they should all evolve to not taste delicious first. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:879397529] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Maybe they should all evolve to not taste delicious first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 9:44:01 AM #7:	The little critters of nature, they don't know that they're dumb. <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879401034] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>The little critters of nature, they don't know that they're dumb.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/19/17 10:07:48 AM #8:	Once bears figure out metallurgy, we are well and truly fucked. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:879402063] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Once bears figure out metallurgy, we are well and truly fucked.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 05/19/17 10:15:01 AM #9:	I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:879402426] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 10:17:29 AM #10:	weapon_d00d816 posted... I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids. Ants. I want intelligent insects. And ants as a collective unit are highly intelligent as it is. <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879402544] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>weapon_d00d816 posted...</cite> <quote>I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids.</quote> Ants. I want intelligent insects. And ants as a collective unit are highly intelligent as it is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 05/19/17 10:48:15 AM #11:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... weapon_d00d816 posted... I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids. Ants. I want intelligent insects. And ants as a collective unit are highly intelligent as it is. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Defense_Force_2017 --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:879403928] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>weapon_d00d816 posted...</cite> <quote>I think the most popular idea for a next animal to reach human intelligence is land squids.</quote> Ants. I want intelligent insects. And ants as a collective unit are highly intelligent as it is.</quote> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Defense_Force_2017</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DekuPoe 05/19/17 10:51:59 AM #12:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding. --- http://i.imgur.com/qQVB6ku.gifv <cite>DekuPoe posted [p:879404095] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pancake 05/19/17 10:52:53 AM #13:	The little critters of nature, they don't know that they're ugly. fixed. --- https://i.imgtc.com/0RCDUUg.gif <cite>Pancake posted [p:879404136] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>The little critters of nature, they don't know that they're ugly. fixed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 05/19/17 10:55:04 AM #14:	DekuPoe posted... DoctorPiranha3 posted... Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding. It depends on the breed what their disadvantages are and I don't think any of them are "mentally disabled" and don't know where you got that idea. Inbreeding happens a lot in purebreds with pedigrees but the thing about inbreeding is that all it takes is one outside mate to completely break the chain of negative effects. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:879404247] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DekuPoe posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding.</quote> It depends on the breed what their disadvantages are and I don't think any of them are "mentally disabled" and don't know where you got that idea. Inbreeding happens a lot in purebreds with pedigrees but the thing about inbreeding is that all it takes is one outside mate to completely break the chain of negative effects.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 11:00:48 AM #15:	DekuPoe posted... DoctorPiranha3 posted... Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding. Lol no. A lot of breeds have physical ailments from fucked up human influence on breeding, but dogs have also been bred to better co-operate with humans. They can read our body language and interact with us basically on the same level as a toddler. If we keep influencing their breeding like this, there's no telling how intellectually advanced they can get for millennia in the future. <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879404511] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DekuPoe posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding.</quote> Lol no. A lot of breeds have physical ailments from fucked up human influence on breeding, but dogs have also been bred to better co-operate with humans. They can read our body language and interact with us basically on the same level as a toddler. If we keep influencing their breeding like this, there's no telling how intellectually advanced they can get for millennia in the future.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hash-Brown 05/19/17 11:06:05 AM #16:	DekuPoe posted... DoctorPiranha3 posted... Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding. No, dogs were wolves that were not afraid of humans and would eat our scraps. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>Hash-Brown posted [p:879404754] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DekuPoe posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding.</quote> No, dogs were wolves that were not afraid of humans and would eat our scraps.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/19/17 11:06:41 AM #17:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... DekuPoe posted... DoctorPiranha3 posted... Hash-Brown posted... Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most. Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable. Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding. Lol no. A lot of breeds have physical ailments from fucked up human influence on breeding, but dogs have also been bred to better co-operate with humans. They can read our body language and interact with us basically on the same level as a toddler. If we keep influencing their breeding like this, there's no telling how intellectually advanced they can get for millennia in the future. Some day, we may even reach a point where a dog can actually tell us it wants some taco bell. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:879404790] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DekuPoe posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hash-Brown posted...</cite> <quote>Cats and dogs probably will since they are around us the most.</quote> Yeah, I've been thinking that dogs are well on their way to greater intelligence. Their understanding of human language and emotions is remarkable.</quote> Aren't dogs mentally disabled wolves? I mean, there were a lot of inbreeding.</quote> Lol no. A lot of breeds have physical ailments from fucked up human influence on breeding, but dogs have also been bred to better co-operate with humans. They can read our body language and interact with us basically on the same level as a toddler. If we keep influencing their breeding like this, there's no telling how intellectually advanced they can get for millennia in the future.</quote> Some day, we may even reach a point where a dog can actually tell us it wants some taco bell.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CowboyDan 05/19/17 11:09:52 AM #18:	Animals won't "reach human intelligence" or "become smarter" by that linear measure, evolution doesn't work like that. It's not a line with Humans at the far end. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2 <cite>CowboyDan posted [p:879404937] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Animals won't "reach human intelligence" or "become smarter" by that linear measure, evolution doesn't work like that. It's not a line with Humans at the far end.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion 05/19/17 11:14:22 AM #19:	Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech. --- There is no "would of", "should of" or "could of". <cite>Laserion posted [p:879405154] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/19/17 11:15:16 AM #20:	CowboyDan posted... It's not a line with Humans at the far end. [citation needed] <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:879405191] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>CowboyDan posted...</cite> <quote>It's not a line with Humans at the far end.</quote> [citation needed]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 05/19/17 12:05:14 PM #21:	CowboyDan posted... Animals won't "reach human intelligence" or "become smarter" by that linear measure, evolution doesn't work like that. It's not a line with Humans at the far end. If they're going to survive, they're going to need to outwit us. Sure, having non-human level intelligence was fine for billions of years, but now we're starting to poach to extinction, destroy habitats, and influence climate change. For hundreds of thousands of years, we were harmless to the planet. Big game animals and forest animals are doomed. <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:879407860] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>CowboyDan posted...</cite> <quote>Animals won't "reach human intelligence" or "become smarter" by that linear measure, evolution doesn't work like that. It's not a line with Humans at the far end.</quote> If they're going to survive, they're going to need to outwit us. Sure, having non-human level intelligence was fine for billions of years, but now we're starting to poach to extinction, destroy habitats, and influence climate change. For hundreds of thousands of years, we were harmless to the planet. Big game animals and forest animals are doomed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/19/17 12:06:38 PM #22:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... If they're going to survive, they're going to need to outwit us. So... housecats? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:879407925] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted...</cite> <quote> If they're going to survive, they're going to need to outwit us. </quote> So... housecats?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pancake 05/19/17 12:29:40 PM #23:	Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech. so is it dw4 or dq4 for you? --- https://i.imgtc.com/0RCDUUg.gif <cite>Pancake posted [p:879409216] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech. so is it dw4 or dq4 for you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CowboyDan 05/19/17 12:31:03 PM #24:	Questionmarktarius posted... CowboyDan posted... It's not a line with Humans at the far end. [citation needed] http://www.livescience.com/474-controversy-evolution-works.html --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2 <cite>CowboyDan posted [p:879409302] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CowboyDan posted...</cite> <quote> It's not a line with Humans at the far end.</quote> [citation needed]</quote> http://www.livescience.com/474-controversy-evolution-works.html</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dragonballer88 05/19/17 12:31:19 PM #25:	Earth won't be around long enough --- http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/dthree3/Kobeandadam.png Too LEGIT. Too LEGIT to quit. <cite>dragonballer88 posted [p:879409320] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote>Earth won't be around long enough</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion 05/19/17 5:16:42 PM #26:	Pancake posted... Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech. so is it dw4 or dq4 for you? Played DW4 on NES (Necrosaro), and many years later the DS remake of DQ4 (Psaro). --- There is no "would of", "should of" or "could of". <cite>Laserion posted [p:879425752] in Will anima... [t:75363018]...</cite> <quote><cite>Pancake posted...</cite> <quote>Don't worry. Psaro is experimenting with the Secret of Evolution, and will give animals superior intellect and speech. so is it dw4 or dq4 for you?</quote> Played DW4 on NES (Necrosaro), and many years later the DS remake of DQ4 (Psaro).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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