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at 19 May 2008: 12:32

intersting read regarding apes being smarter in some ways than many humans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22080399/
the moral line drawn in the imaginary sand saying we are different is slowly being disproved by hard study. various solid studies have shown compassionate responses among animals, logical decision making skills,  etc ad nauseum.
perhaps its time to start to become aware animals are not that different nor that far below us. 

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at 19 May 2008: 15:24

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The results could be interpreted as a matter of biological, visual function rather than actual memory.  Of course, even assuming it's true, I'd be more likely to suggest it's support for 'humans getting dumber' than 'chimps are smarter than we thought!' 

I'd argue about the idea that this was a 'hard study' too, but there's really not much point - I'm completely biased against 'soft' science being given any actual credibility at all, and it'd take way more than an argument on the internet to change my mind on that. 

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at 19 May 2008: 15:39

We have technology, we populated the planet, we are the smartest.

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Mr Swede at 19 May 2008: 15:54

>>3
Well, we have technology, we're using it to eradicate ourselves and each other and wipe all life off the face of the planet...
'Nuff said?

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at 19 May 2008: 16:49

>>4
There's a difference between intelligence and wisdom, though. Humans are intelligent in that they have the capacity for rational thought and critical thinking. However, human nature doesn't always guarantee that these skills will be used correctly.

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at 19 May 2008: 17:02

>>4
Well we are still here... so maybe we humans do posse some intelligence after all.

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at 20 May 2008: 09:56

some of us post on furry message boards.......

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at 20 May 2008: 10:22

"...man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.  But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were more intelligent than man --  for precisely the same reasons."

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at 20 May 2008: 11:43

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Douglas Adams, am I right?

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Agent 86 at 20 May 2008: 11:59

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Would you believe Don Adams?

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Bizzle at 20 May 2008: 12:12

Shit, I have a hard enough time accepting most other people as peers let alone some damn dirty apes.

>>4
If by "eradicate ourselves and each other" you mean "multiply exponentially," then yes.  I wonder how many centuries it will be before we start building hive-like arcologies.

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at 20 May 2008: 17:59

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I thought the average high-rise apartment complex was hive-like enough.  More termite mound than beehive though, as our consumption of resources seems to coincide with as well.

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