From: gtslavey@basslake.org   
      
   In "relative" terms, theirs would be slower ... molasses is as molasses   
   does.   
      
      
   Herman Rubin wrote:   
      
   > In article <41F9E061.22FFC6A9@maldum-fornax.com>,   
   > Elivs Stik   wrote:   
   > >Yes, and the neurological response time of such organisms would be ...   
   > >welll.......... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... on the order of one synaptic   
   > >response   
   > >per .................... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...................   
   > >welllllllllllllllllllllllllll.   
   > >ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....   
   > >geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...   
   > >century? At that rate such creatures will write one sentence per   
   > >millenium!   
   > >Their first book published about 50 billion years from now.   
   >   
   > You are assuming that the chemicals used for Titanian   
   > neurosystems would have to behave at Titanian temperatures   
   > like those for Terrestrial systems do.  There is a problem   
   > for organisms to have too high a neurological reaction   
   > rate, and ours has adapted to our environment.   
   >   
   > I doubt that Titanian organic chemistry would be that   
   > similar to Terrestrial.  It is possible that their   
   > biological systems may be functionally similar, but   
   > not use the same chemicals.   
   > --   
   > This address is for information only.  I do not claim that these views   
   > are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University.   
   > Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University   
   > hrubin@stat.purdue.edu         Phone: (765)494-6054   FAX: (765)494-0558   
      
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