The common understanding of what means the term: "intelligent life" appears wrongly to be measured by reference to human beings and is applied to human beings, but that cannot be l... moreThe common understanding of what means the term: "intelligent life" appears wrongly to be measured by reference to human beings and is applied to human beings, but that cannot be logical since human beings clearly cannot be a form of "intelligence" life, for the following reasons:What form of allegedly intelligent life would:Carry on practices actively destroying its own environment, with reference to the climate emergency e.g. continue to produce carbon-emissions, while at the same time, continue to destroy trees that are a major means to trap carbon. Human-caused world-wide destruction of trees: https://www.livescience.com/52070-global-tree-census-human-impacts.htmlTree-destruction human "business as usual" - Undeniably lovely French-built replica of the U.S. war of independence ship Hermione sailing ship, taking 2,000 oak trees. The planet can no longer sustain such continued abuse of its natural resources: https://www.dw.com/en/french-replica-of-us-war-of-independence-ship-hermione-sets-sail-to-ret... less
I saw Halley's Comet during its appearance in 1986. Given that I am 70-years-old, I won't be around in the year 2061 to see the return of Halley's Comet.
My grandmothers were born during the 1880's into a society that view the education of girls to be a waste of time and money. My great-grandparents believe that their da... moreMy grandmothers were born during the 1880's into a society that view the education of girls to be a waste of time and money. My great-grandparents believe that their daughters only had to know how to run a household for their husbands. As such, one of my grandmothers did not have any formal education, while another grandmother went to school for a few years.
Prior to the emergence of COVID-19 some brick-and-mortar businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area of California where I live did not accept cash as a payment method (only mobile pa... morePrior to the emergence of COVID-19 some brick-and-mortar businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area of California where I live did not accept cash as a payment method (only mobile payments, credit cards and debit cards are accepted).I do have credit cards. However, sometimes I prefer to pay cash for merchandise or services. As such, I don't patronize businesses that do not accept cash.
