Telepathy and intelligence appear to be incompatible from the evolutionary point of view-if you've got one, you don't seem to need the other, and they may even be evolutionary enemies. (James Blish)

Telepathy and intelligence appear to be incompatible from the evolutionary point of view-if you've got one, you don't seem to need the other, and they may even be evolutionary enemies.

James Blish

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