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From: WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: dolphins
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Date: Tue, 26-Jul-83 17:36:28 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 26 17:36:28 1983
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From:  Wilkins  

While it is true that dolphins cannot propel themselves off planet 
or send out radio signals, let's not forgot that the unknown can hold
myriad wonders.  I'm sure we've all read way-out-there SF and sometimes
truth is stranger than fiction.  Perhaps the dolphins do not need radio
for interstellar communication (they may have figured out telepathy or
how to alter the spin on certain subatomic particles to transfer 
information to some distant point), perhaps they do not need computers
or written records (they may use their larger brains much more efficiently),
and perhaps they've already made a deal with some other intelligence to 
come get them when the sun burns out (or earlier if homo sapiens are
dumb enough to ruin the oceans).  This is all a long shot and the smart
money is still on the humans, but let's not completely count them out
yet.

Have fun, David
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