ickplant@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 months agoJane Goodall rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down10
arrow-up1255arrow-down1imageJane Goodall rulelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoHave they found an “animal” capable of complex maths and philosophy yet? I submit the difference isn’t a whole category like tool usage, but the complexity of it.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoA lot of species can do various things better, qualitative superiority just doesn’t cut it. We wanted a clear line that would prove we’re not animals.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWell that’s never going to happen because we are animals.
Have they found an “animal” capable of complex maths and philosophy yet? I submit the difference isn’t a whole category like tool usage, but the complexity of it.
A lot of species can do various things better, qualitative superiority just doesn’t cut it. We wanted a clear line that would prove we’re not animals.
Well that’s never going to happen because we are animals.
Exactly.