This sounds a lot like wisdom Chuck, and it is appreciatively optimistic. I guess we are only feeling the heat and not yet seeing the flames, and so the brink may be a ways off before we once again evolve our senses just before there is combustion.
As far as your last statement I thought I would use some of that benefit of the doubt (that they may be able to read and understand) being carelessly thrown around on them instead to see if it would work in reverse and in our favor for a change.