For Those Who Live To See the Year 2181

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Please provide your proof that gorillas, chimps and bonobos do not "have a single idea what space is." I find it presumptuous to assume that they do not. Have you ever asked them? I thought not . . .

on July 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM

Sorry, but I was too busy trying to teach my dog to climb trees to read this.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM

1 - FTW. Humans speaking for primates--not to mention cetaceans and other 'intelligent' animals--seems speciesist at best.

dirac on July 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Dogs flew spaceships!

Fnarf on July 28, 2010 at 12:37 PM

I really liked this post. Here I was, thinking about work: contracts, webinars, time zones... and now I'm thinking about apes and space. Much nicer.

Dee on July 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM

"So long, and thanks for all the fish."

(oh, and isn't 9am a bit early to get baked? this same topic could have been placed on almost any of today's news stories: Dogs are unable to comprehend the intricacies of how Taylor Momsen could buy a vibrator before she's 18, and never will.)

Matt the Engineer on July 28, 2010 at 1:14 PM

I don't really think we have the ability to "enter" our fellow creatures minds. Not yet. Or at least, not the majority of the population (excepting the possibility that some psychic/empathic people can actually connect with other creatures' minds).

Besides, my ancestors are from the Dog Star, and you probably don't even know where your father is.

treacle on July 28, 2010 at 1:41 PM