Is intelligence the "natural" product of evolution?
Think about a scenario in which, on a given planet, a complex life form has already evolved.
In your opinion, what are the odds, for this complex form, to evolve towards intelligence?
With the terms "complex life form", I'm referring to something comparable to an Earth's complex mammal.
With "intelligence" I intend a life form capable of ask itself a question like the one I'm submitting right now.
Another way of basically rephrasing the same question is: "is there a certain level of complexity after which the evolution of life form MUST naturally tend towards intelligence, or is intelligence just an accident in the evolution of life?
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