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Ben van Kerkwyk

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3884 total appearances

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The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

They are, and so are Komodo dragons, and the idea that somehow or another they could eventually reach incredible levels of technological sophistication and intelligence.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

We kind of rule that out, but look, there's clearly primates that are way dumber than us, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

So why do we assume that it's only primates that reach an incredible high level of sophistication when we know that crows, which are really fucking close to dinosaurs...

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

Like smarter than most kids.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

In any of these โ€“ Especially when intelligence is being exhibited by โ€“

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

Things that are really close evolutionarily to reptiles.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

That's the mind fuck is smart dinosaurs.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

I mean, that was in Jurassic Park, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

The raptors, they were super smart.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

Yeah, they were smart, which, you know, makes sense.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

Yeah, it's that whole pack, yeah, the instinct.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

But the idea that we were visited by intelligent reptiles is fucking bananas.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

Well, Javi Loeb is convinced that it's a UFO.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

But that's what he does, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk

He did with that other one, Omanuma.