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I don't. It's a guess. But I do think our ability to explain things comes not just from our genes but from our culture, and culture is something animals haven't
by roceasta 9y ago
I don't. It's a guess. But I do think our ability to explain things comes not just from our genes but from our culture, and culture is something animals haven't yet developed.
- AsyncAwait 9y agoI appreciate your answer since I find this fascinating; > and culture is something animals haven't yet developed. I know they don't have movies and such, but they do seem to have dialects, activities and behaviours based on various, (including location-based) factors even among the same kind of animals that one could classify that collection as being a 'culture' of theirs, no? I think this mindset of trying to map everything 1:1 to humans might be robbing us of a greater understanding of the universe in general, like looking at planets that have water and an atmosphere of some kind as with probably having life. There is no need for other kinds of life to need water or oxygen per se, so why we seem to be focused almost exclusively on it?
- sethammons 9y agoIf you watch some programs on orcas, many scientists describe different pods as having distinct cultures, where culture is a set of intellectual achievements collected and passed down generationally. This comes in the form of different vocalizations and hunting techniques.
- bumbledraven 9y agoThe important distinguishing factor is that human culture improves over time (without corresponding changes in DNA).