> > Ancient human brains and intelligence are identical to modern human brains and intelligence > No. > You might have a link to some book that says otherwise

> > Ancient human brains and intelligence are identical to modern human brains and intelligence > No. > You might have a link to some book that says otherwise, if so I would look at the authors as slightly dumb related to that. When I said ancient himans I meant early homo sapiens. I have looked into this before and while the brain has evolved over the time of homo sapiens, it is very much the same core brain. And from what I can tell from my research, the homo sapiens brain has been relatively unchanged since about 100,000 - 200,000 years ago, well before any writing or technological developments. Again, knowledge and technology are not requirements for intelligence. For your kid argument, you would have to argue that the last 5-10% of brain development accounts for the majority of human intelligence. I think that's a tough hill to climb. > I'm unlikely to reply any further. Btw, just one thing: when I was a teenager I had completely wildly crazy ideas about animals and their abilities, ... And, maybe in a way, I know where you're coming from. Have a nice day That's fine, but it's also a rather immature and childish way to have a discussion.