This thread seems to have devolved into an 'are humans intelligent' thread which is fine.
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.
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.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.