tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post5276451360224836400..comments2023-10-04T11:47:45.212-04:00Comments on The Flying Trilobite: Alex, Scientific Luminary, passes away at age 31Glendon Mellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-35437117071535982382007-09-12T20:26:00.000-04:002007-09-12T20:26:00.000-04:00I am sorry to hear about Alex. What a remarkable '...I am sorry to hear about Alex. What a remarkable 'birdbrain' for the world to have lost. <BR/>I can never be convinced that Alex wasn't exhibiting the highest form of abstract thinking.<BR/>People tend to dismiss intelligence if it doesn't meet some arbitrary standard we have set for it.<BR/>My dog Ace exhibited abstract thinking, and had a great sense of humor, to boot. <BR/>The world is lesser for the death of Alex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com