Can Apes Outthink Humans?
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2012/06/25 13:00:00
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According to The Associated Press, scientists have discovered that the DNA of a bonobo ape is only about 1.3 percent different from humans. And ape behavior continues to astonish scientists as they demonstrate thinking processes and capabilities we never thought possible. For instance, one study showed bonobos will "pack" the tools they need to access food if they're moving to a remote location for the night, and remember to take them with the next day.
Another study showed that if one chimpanzee can see a piece of food and another cannot, the chimp that can see the food is able to recognize this advantage and keep the food hidden -- in other words, chimps are able to put themselves in another's shoes. Another study tried to determine how many pictures baboons could memorize over the course of three years, and by the end of the study, they could remember the pictures better than the scientists testing them.
Emory University primatologist Frans de Waal told AP, "Capacities that we think in humans are very special and complex are probably not so special and not so complex. This research in animals elevates the animals, but it also brings down the humans... If monkeys can do it and maybe dogs and other animals, maybe it's not as complex as you think." Do you think apes have the brainpower to outthink humans?
Another study showed that if one chimpanzee can see a piece of food and another cannot, the chimp that can see the food is able to recognize this advantage and keep the food hidden -- in other words, chimps are able to put themselves in another's shoes. Another study tried to determine how many pictures baboons could memorize over the course of three years, and by the end of the study, they could remember the pictures better than the scientists testing them.
Emory University primatologist Frans de Waal told AP, "Capacities that we think in humans are very special and complex are probably not so special and not so complex. This research in animals elevates the animals, but it also brings down the humans... If monkeys can do it and maybe dogs and other animals, maybe it's not as complex as you think." Do you think apes have the brainpower to outthink humans?
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irish -liberty or death! 2012/06/25 17:32:11
Water believe it or not, is not DNA.
Scientists have created life in their labs using the evolutionary model, explain that.
I guess the fact he was willfully misspelling the word escaped your brilliant scientist mind. hahahahaha
It is your argument that is fundamentally flawed!
You might want to work on your perception of the obvious...and lighten up a bit.
I'd love to know how my argument is fundamentally flawed by the way. Because I don't see humor in a willfully ignorant post that actually regresses humanity? That's not a fundamental flaw. It's basic competence.
The only thing that regressed was your brain cell count.
Pretty obvious ploy by the way - resorting to ad hominem attacks in an attempt to distract from your inability to offer any kind of a substantive reply.