It is an odd fact that there has not evolved a more proactive use of light than fireflies, plankton and some rare, deep sea fishes. Consider the sophistication of smell and odor, taste and toxicity. The advantages of communication at a distance and thinking at the level of the Kwisatz Haderach would seem to be very useful.

Maybe lasing is just too improbable, even a really big room full of monkeys and a few billion years would not be enough to produce Hamlet.

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