Describe intelligent life? That seems a childlike term doesnt it? Is it advanced ? Intelligence is merely a comprehension of what you know... wise? Maybe ... education is the repeat of knowledge known to humans... maybe  a word not yet exsisting. Dumbing down the message here doesnt help the curious mind to expand. Escape clause indeed.  If only "the wise" could bypass the ego more we  may have space for other "intelligences" to incorporate.