Are Octopuses Poised to Take Over Earth?

In the evolutionary worldview, humans are perched at the top of the evolutionary ladder, the apex beings of the ���animal kingdom��� (really, humans should be in a separate kingdom as they are made in God���s image). But what would happen if we suddenly went extinct? Well, I recently saw an article that presented one supposed possibility: the eight-legged octopus might somehow evolve to take our place as earth���s next ���big species.��� Sounds like science fiction to me.

Now, why an octopus you...