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Domesticated animals tend to be less intelligent than their wild brethren. I'm not convinced that 10k years of agricultural civilization has done anything to m
by Fricken 3y ago
Domesticated animals tend to be less intelligent than their wild brethren.
I'm not convinced that 10k years of agricultural civilization has done anything to make us more intelligent as individuals.
Relative to surviving as a hunter gatherer, you really don't have to be that bright to run a farm. Every cognitive asset we can lay claim to was once essential for our survival.
If our ancestors were wolves, then we're dogs.
- suzzer99 3y agoBut also with farming came specialization, like blacksmithing, being a priest, being a scribe, trade, etc. So at least some of the population was having their brains taxed on a regular basis.
- Fricken 3y agoTea, and isolating various behavioral traits of wolves we've made various types of dogs. They're all less than a complete wolf.