[Rockhounds] Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?

[axel.emmermann at telenet.be]

Oops, that last paragraph went wrong...
I wrote: I believe it would be very anthropocentric of us to discard the possibility that we are the only lifeform to develop abstract thinking!

That should have been: I believe it would be very anthropocentric of us to discard the possibility that other lifeforms than us could develop abstract thinking!

There you have it LOL

AXel

Axel Emmermann 
Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen 
Mineralogical Society of Antwerp 
Werkgroep Fluorescerende mineralen 
Workgroup Fluorescent Minerals 
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Van: "Axel Emmermann" <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
Aan: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com" <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
Verzonden: Zondag 2 oktober 2022 19:14:00
Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?

Let's not get lost in fantasy... 
To name some group of beings civilized you need not look for industries...
First you need some degree of intelligence. Then you need a brain that is capable of abstract thinking!!!
>From that follows language and finally a degree of cooperation between individuals that leads to civilization.
Look at orcas that drive schools of fish for the hunt!!! They clearly cooperate and are therefore on their way to become civilized. Do they have a language??? If they do, they are civilized.

I think that during the reign of the dinosaurs, several species had ample time to develop abstract thinking and language... Maybe they had some form of social cohesion like we see in primitive tribal people that live in the Amazon Forest. Who knows? Remnants of such primitive civilisations would most certainly not survive in a way that we could discover.

I believe it would be very anthropocentric of us to discard the possibility that we are the only lifeform to develop abstract thinking! Mind you: dogs understand much of what you say, so they must have at least SOME abstract thoughts!

Cheers
Axel 

Axel Emmermann 
Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen 
Mineralogical Society of Antwerp 
Werkgroep Fluorescerende mineralen 
Workgroup Fluorescent Minerals 
[ http://fluo.mineralogie.be/index.html | http://fluo.mineralogie.be/index.html ] 
Bezoek Minerant 6 & 7 mei 2023 
10-18 u in Antwerp Expo Center

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