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>There is clearly a huge leap in rational intelligence when you go from other animals to humans Citation needed. Monkeys/apes even fight wars between tribes. A
by tormeh 8y ago
>There is clearly a huge leap in rational intelligence when you go from other animals to humans
Citation needed. Monkeys/apes even fight wars between tribes. All differences between humans and other animals seem to be purely quantitative. I'm sure the difference between your average cat and the smartest species of non-human monkeys/apes are greater than the difference between the smartest species of non-human monkeys/apes and your average human.
- travmatt 8y agoI wonder how dolphins and elephants would compare to human intelligence if they had vocals pathways capable of speaking and limbs capable of grasping.
- JackFr 8y ago"If a lion could speak we wouldn't understand him" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Investigations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Investigations
- labster 8y agoI'm pretty sure I've heard dolphins speaking and seen elephants grasping.
- crooked-v 8y agoElephants have a grasping limb, not grasping limbs. That may seem pedantic, but having at least two hands is probably a prerequisite for a lot of simple technological development.