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[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors
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and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.
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![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_0.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_1.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_2.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_3.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_4.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_5.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_6.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_7.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_8.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_9.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_10.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_11.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_12.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_13.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_14.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_15.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_16.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_17.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_18.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_19.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_20.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_21.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_22.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_23.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_24.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_25.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_26.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_27.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_28.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")
![[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our c — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/10/22/102292_29.jpg "[D]umb evolutionary processes have dramatically amplified the intelligence in the human lineage even compared with our close relatives the great apes and our own humanoid ancestors — and there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system.")