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If the computer had been a human, its eyebrows would have raised.

— Robert L. Forward Dragon's Egg (1980)

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They used their intelligence to control things around them, instead of letting nature and the strong-muscled have their way.

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An animal doesn’t need to develop curiosity and intelligence if it has no problems that need solving.

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They are signaling to us with the neutron star equivalent of America Indian smoke signals!

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His eye-stubs reached out toward the Eyes in an attempt to copulate with the stars.

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You are lucky. Very few theoretical scientists ever see their mathematical equations turned into working hardware in their lifetime.

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