I don't agree, Apo. That kind of advanced design implies cognitive powers as well as the cultural ability to pass them on to other members of the group.
We had some character show up here once claiming that the ability to write a sonnet was the defining characteristic of human intelligence. That's bullshit. Writing a sonnet is a side growth of an intelligence which allowed a small group of underpowered apes to overcome their physically superior but less organized competitors. Only when their bellies were full and their immediate enemies driven off could they sit on their butts and write a sonnet.
We had some character show up here once claiming that the ability to write a sonnet was the defining characteristic of human intelligence. That's bullshit. Writing a sonnet is a side growth of an intelligence which allowed a small group of underpowered apes to overcome their physically superior but less organized competitors. Only when their bellies were full and their immediate enemies driven off could they sit on their butts and write a sonnet.
