Exactly. If we were *so* technologically advanced, we'd know of other species around the Universe. If you think about it, we're really not that smart compared to what else could be out there.
Intelligence isn't based on your environmental effects. Just because we don't need luxuries to survive, doesn't mean that we shouldn't use it.
Yes, because we have the mental capacity to create things like electricity and the Internet. As far as we know, we are the only species to ever exist to be that technologically advanced.
The way I see it, stupid decisions≠stupidity.
Is it possible for an instinct to turn into a full blown reflex through a species if used well enough? Because if so, I personally find reflexes to have nothing to do with intelligence.
In order to make a stupid decision, you'd have to have some level of stupidity, tyvm. Don't try play that card with me! >:
Raping the Earth is bad, Ray. I told you that.Dude, screw the environment. What has it done for us? Everything we have we've had to get for ourselves while avoiding all of its attempts to kill us. And while we develop new ways to live and adapt to changes in the environment, it comes up with more ways to kill us.
See the computer you're using? Only possible because we are able to rape the earth and extract the delicious materials from within. Electricity? More rape. Food, safe drinking water, shelter, etc - we've had to secure for ourselves.
And if we mess up the environment while doing it, so what? We'll just adapt once more. Adaptation is our greatest strength. We have inhabited every environment on surface of this planet all because of our ability to adapt, and I'm sure we'll get to outer space as well.
tl;dr screw the environment
Anyway, yes animals are intelligent. Most don't have a level of intelligence that is close to ours, but intelligence still exists.
And it takes time to adapt. During that time, thousands, if not millions of people will die trying to adapt to a newly found environment. Why? Because we used stuff we didn't need.