[distantaidenn]

Isn't that begging the question?

Thought experiment: Given a planet or galaxy-sized intelligence -- the speed of causality does not prove or disprove their ability to have thought, it simply puts a limit on the speed of their perception across their vastness.

[abakus]

But you have to factor in the age of this universe. A galaxy scaled intelligence probably haven't even finished a single thought since this universe was born.