(April 9, 2010 at 2:55 pm)AngelThMan Wrote:(April 9, 2010 at 12:58 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: This thread seems to have devolved into an 'are humans intelligent' thread which is fine.I've never once denied that animals have intelligence. But any smart trait by any animal pales in comparison to human sapient intelligent. I'm so sick of repeating this.
Except it proves nothing either way about the existance or not of yahweh or whatever your god of choice is called.
Are humans intelligent yes.
is it qualitively different from other animal intelligence no.
Almost all human traits are represnted to a degree in other animals. Some apes teach their young how to do things.
Other animals, even some birds make tools and alter their living conditions with structures. Prarie dogs and other animals have crude languages.
Its true that a Chimpanzee has never directed a light opera but this is because of a difference in scale of intelligence not type.
Yes, this has devolved into an 'are humans intelligent' thread because people are afraid to tackle the real subject. It's easier to live in denial. It's harder to answer the real question: Why are humans the only species with sapient intelligence?
The normal christian response to any question they can't answer, "oh god did it"
Intellectual laziness at its contemptable best.
If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71.