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Why humans are so distinct from other species?
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RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species?
(February 16, 2013 at 6:05 am)Meylis Wrote: Any thoughts on why humans differ so much from other species in terms of intelligence?

Define intelligent.

I rather disagree with Apo about whether our accomplishments are attributable largely to a set of hardwired social instincts, and most of us individually accomplish little that is intelligent beyond what is taught to us.

I think if put to task, a group of humans starting from scratch will spontanously and more rapidly home in on a wider range of clever, non-specifically-instictive actions to address the need to eat than any other animal.

Not necessarily bow and arrows from nothing - that probably does take incremental improvement and social transmission, but things like observing habits of animals, rapid trail and errors, etc.

That's my idea of raw individual intelligence - the generalized ability to efficiently utilize trials to detect and avoid errors and to very quickly home in on efficient solution to survival problems. I think we are rather better provided for in this at birth than any other animal that comes to mind.

What is your definition of Intelligence?
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RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Annik - February 16, 2013 at 2:47 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Darth - February 16, 2013 at 6:33 am
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Zone - February 16, 2013 at 7:32 am
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Darth - February 16, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Anomalocaris - February 16, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Zone - February 16, 2013 at 3:56 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Zone - February 16, 2013 at 5:25 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Annik - February 24, 2013 at 6:58 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by justin - February 27, 2013 at 12:26 am
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Severan - February 27, 2013 at 11:53 pm
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Cato - February 28, 2013 at 2:30 am
RE: Why humans are so distinct from other species? - by Severan - February 28, 2013 at 11:27 pm

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