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[Tingalz]

Then nothing's stopping a creature with 7 eyes and 4 arms and razor-sharp teeth from coming into existence.

It could happen

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[The Titanium]

It's the most practical way. Two legs allows smooth and fast running, and I guess the only thing that would be variable is number of arms, fingers, eyes, etc.

Two legs?
Two legs are not the fastest thing in the world.
In fact, we are a lot less balanced in some ways.
Ever heard of a cheetah?
Birds can fly.
Being able to have "smooth and fast running" is completely irrelevant, anyway.
Life can have a completely different setup to accommodate its needs for energy. Think from the very bottom. Will arms, legs, eyes, fingers, will they evolve in every environment, evolve the same way?
The human hand is one of our defining characteristics. It can grip things very effectively.
There are innumerable other ways that good handling can be made.
Imagine a tentacle with a tentacle spiraling out near the end, making a sort of grip.
Or, perhaps, like the Eosapien, tentacle-like "fingers" that can grip things in ways far different than the human way.
Octopus tentacles grip things very strongly and perhaps very finely, perhaps even more finely with some tuning.

you can always substitute arms for legs

What if there were no legs to begin with? What if it was an aquatic ecosystem that had no legs in the first place? What if manipulation came from other places, a tail, perhaps, there are many, many, many ways things can work.

If you're an intelligent, tool-using terrestrial animal, you have no need for more than two legs. It's just unneeded for someone who doesn't need to physically catch their food.

Again, you're basing all life off of chordates.

Then nothing's stopping a creature with 7 eyes and 4 arms and razor-sharp teeth from coming into existence.

There is their environment, but if their environment favors such qualities, they sure as hell can develop them.

[Tingalz]

Two legs?
Two legs are not the fastest thing in the world.
In fact, we are a lot less balanced in some ways.
Ever heard of a cheetah?
Birds can fly.
Being able to have "smooth and fast running" is completely irrelevant, anyway.
Life can have a completely different setup to accommodate its needs for energy. Think from the very bottom. Will arms, legs, eyes, fingers, will they evolve in every environment, evolve the same way?
The human hand is one of our defining characteristics. It can grip things very effectively.
There are innumerable other ways that good handling can be made.
Imagine a tentacle with a tentacle spiraling out near the end, making a sort of grip.
Or, perhaps, like the Eosapien, tentacle-like "fingers" that can grip things in ways far different than the human way.
Octopus tentacles grip things very strongly and perhaps very finely, perhaps even more finely with some tuning.What if there were no legs to begin with? What if it was an aquatic ecosystem that had no legs in the first place? What if manipulation came from other places, a tail, perhaps, there are many, many, many ways things can work.Again, you're basing all life off of chordates.
There is their environment, but if their environment favors such qualities, they sure as hell can develop them.

by fingers and arms and stuff like that i mean anything that works, not exactly like a humans
god damn you dont need to go on a rant about it
and you only need to hit the post button once

[The Titanium]

What part of that quote are you actually responding to?
I'm sorry, but I can't really tell.

[Qwepir]

Two legs?
Two legs are not the fastest thing in the world.
In fact, we are a lot less balanced in some ways.
Ever heard of a cheetah?
Cheetahs run incredibly fast because their prey is incredibly fast you nitwit

Birds can fly.
And they aren't able to use tools which is one of the staples of intelligent life.

Being able to have "smooth and fast running" is completely irrelevant, anyway.
Ok I'll just create a featureless lump and give it superintelligence and see how it fends off predators

Life can have a completely different setup to accommodate its needs for energy. Think from the very bottom. Will arms, legs, eyes, fingers, will they evolve in every environment, evolve the same way?
Yes

The human hand is one of our defining characteristics. It can grip things very effectively.
There are innumerable other ways that good handling can be made.
Imagine a tentacle with a tentacle spiraling out near the end, making a sort of grip.
A boneless hand.

Or, perhaps, like the Eosapien, tentacle-like "fingers" that can grip things in ways far different than the human way.
Octopus tentacles grip things very strongly and perhaps very finely, perhaps even more finely with some tuning.What if there were no legs to begin with? What if it was an aquatic ecosystem that had no legs in the first place? What if manipulation came from other places, a tail, perhaps, there are many, many, many ways things can work.
That's all water based life. There's a reason there are no terrestrial life forms with tentacles. They'd be useless.

[The Titanium]

Go away qwepir i hate you you're a richard :(

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That's all water based life. There's a reason there are no terrestrial life forms with tentacles. They'd be useless.

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[The Titanium]

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[Qwepir]

Go away qwepir i hate you you're a richard :(

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Do you seriously think that tentacles would work on land? Because they wouldn't. They would have no structure. They'd need to be entirely muscle or something and that would make them very heavy. Bones and joints are the best way to go for terrestrial animals, that's why literally every land animal has a skeleton.

[fred da kiko]

bipedal human beings have fingers used for using weapons, manipulating things efficiently, two legs for enhanced agility, jumping, and the ability to roll when you hit the floor. a human can jump off a wall and do a roll. a chetah runs into a wall. a human can type and operate a ship, build machinery, climb ladders, and walk on thin objects. an animal with five legs can't cross a tightrope as efficiently as a bipedal animal.

[The Titanium]

I WAS GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING
I NEVER SAID IT WAS FOR SOMETHING ON LAND OH MY loving GOD


HEY, BECAUSE EVERY ECOSYSTEM IS THE SAME DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN OCEAN IS

[Tingalz]

Two legs?
Two legs are not the fastest thing in the world.
They're more practical

In fact, we are a lot less balanced in some ways.
Ever heard of a cheetah?
They have to run fast because that's their only way to catch food.

Birds can fly.
I eat birds. 2 points to team humans

Being able to have "smooth and fast running" is completely irrelevant, anyway.
Like I said, it's the most practical.

Life can have a completely different setup to accommodate its needs for energy. Think from the very bottom. Will arms, legs, eyes, fingers, will they evolve in every environment, evolve the same way?
Not exactly, but that's not at all what I was implying

The human hand is one of our defining characteristics. It can grip things very effectively.
There are innumerable other ways that good handling can be made.
I understand this

Imagine a tentacle with a tentacle spiraling out near the end, making a sort of grip.
Or, perhaps, like the Eosapien, tentacle-like "fingers" that can grip things in ways far different than the human way.
Tentacles would barely work on land

Octopus tentacles grip things very strongly and perhaps very finely, perhaps even more finely with some tuning.
What if there were no legs to begin with? What if it was an aquatic ecosystem that had no legs in the first place?
There's no reason for intelligent life to evolve underwater.

What if manipulation came from other places, a tail, perhaps, there are many, many, many ways things can work.
I know this

Again, you're basing all life off of chordates.
There is their environment, but if their environment favors such qualities, they sure as hell can develop them.

[Ector]

Well think of it this way. We take an ordinary octopus. It's able to camouflage to hide from prey and predators. It can squirt ink to evade predators. It can squeeze into small areas due to its lack of bones. We take this octopus and give it the intelligence of, oh say, a human.  We keep it in its normal environment. What will happen to this octopus?

[Tingalz]

Basically, intelligent life would have to have:
Graspers of some sort
A practical body shape
An intelligent mind(hurrdurr)

[Ector]

Basically, intelligent life would have to have:
Graspers of some sort Check
A practical body shape Check
An intelligent mind(hurrdurr) Imagine if an octopus had one

[fred da kiko]

I WAS GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING
I NEVER SAID IT WAS FOR SOMETHING ON LAND OH MY loving GOD


HEY, BECAUSE EVERY ECOSYSTEM IS THE SAME DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN OCEAN IS

ok, birds are bipedal because they have two feet. if a fish comes to earth we won't know about it because it's a loving fish.