> I never fully understood why some cultures assume humans must be fundamentally different - it’s not a universal notion. Well, riddle me this. In this thread

> I never fully understood why some cultures assume humans must be fundamentally different - it’s not a universal notion. Well, riddle me this. In this thread people are marveling at animals doing things like using automatic doors and opening bags of chips. Who would be impressed if a human did these things? I don't exactly find myself persuaded by these examples that actually animal intelligence is just like human intelligence.