From: Zero Powers (zero_powers@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 26 2000 - 23:54:14 MST
>From: QueeneMUSE@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 2/24/2000 10:36:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>zero_powers@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< I think that to the extent that rats and monkeys are problem solvers,
>they
> have some degree of intelligence. But you have to keep in mind the
> difficulty/complexity of the "problems" they are solving. Intelligence
> (like most things) is a question of degree.
> >>
>
>Oh and humor is not? Your original assertion was that since monkeys have
>humor, it's clearly not a part of intelligence.
No, not quite. The post I responded to suggested that intelligence can be
defined by emotion, laughter and fun, as opposed to primarily problem
solving ability. I question that suggestion. My "assertion" was merely
that it does not appear to take a great deal of intelligence to experience
emotion, laughter and fun. I illustrated that assertion by pointing out
that monkeys and human idiots experience emotion, laughter and fun.
>Now that I toss you back your ball, 'it's a question of degree".
>
>So you are saying that while monkeys often laugh at difficult complex
>euphemisms, they solve problems that are less complex/difficult ; -
I do not know that "monkeys often laugh at difficult complex euphemisms." I
do believe that they "solve problems that are less complex/difficult." At
least less complex/difficult than those solved by intelligent humans.
-Zero
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Fri Nov 01 2002 - 15:27:03 MST