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Sure, I buy that. But if you think chimps would produce the general theory of relativity if we could just teach them to publish their thoughts, then… I don’t b
by bjornsing 5y ago
Sure, I buy that.
But if you think chimps would produce the general theory of relativity if we could just teach them to publish their thoughts, then… I don’t buy that.
- NineStarPoint 5y agoIt’s less the ability to publish their thoughts, and more the ability to understand the published thoughts of others. I do think that almost any creature with enough presence of mind to do that could get to the theory of general relativity in a couple million years. Being able to pass intricate knowledge to future generations is really what defines humans in comparison to chimps. Although I suppose it’s hard to say exactly what the limited level of intelligence needed to understand a few paragraphs of writing is.