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It doesn't seem to me at all like we're only looking for signs of intelligence in apes. We're looking for it in everything. The article even references advoca
by cantrip 9y ago
It doesn't seem to me at all like we're only looking for signs of intelligence in apes. We're looking for it in everything. The article even references advocates for the legal personhood of great apes, dolphins, elephants, and whales.
You give Youtube way too much credit. Science has done more to help understand animals than all of historical philosophy. Youtube has done more to spread that understanding to laypeople.
- bitoneill 9y agoI disagree. Watching animals doing amazing things on YouTube has completely changed how I see animals. I'm sure I'm not alone. Scientists can't be everywhere to capture amazing behavior, but YouTube can
- pheldagryph 9y agoYouTube is just distribution. It's like crediting heavy trucks for winning WW2, or crediting YCombinator News's CDN for writing this witty and insightful message.
- cantrip 9y ago> Scientists can't be everywhere to capture amazing behavior, but YouTube can You're aware it's not YouTube doing the video capturing right?