When will the cat’s generation will have current human intelligent? (base on evolution theory)?

Answer 1

I don't think they ever will. Evolution only happens when a species can't survive and mutations happen that increase their chances of survival. Seeing as cats are in no danger of becoming extinct, and that they are domesticated, I don't think they will evolve to be smarter.

Answer 2

Probably never, evolution is not a slow march toward making something more intelligent, it is simply adaptation to survive. If there is no environmental pressure on cats to become more intelligent, they won't get any smarter. If, however, smarter cats tended to survive more often, having more offspring and passing on their genes making more smart cats, then the cat gene-pool would slowly become smarter, that is evolution. But even if that were the case, knowing how long it would take for them to have human intelligence is almost impossible.

Answer 3

Evolution selects the fittest form for a function. A cat does not need to be as smart as a human, it only needs to be smarter than its prey. Brains consume a lot of energy and are thus expensive to run. A more intelligent cat needs to catch more mice to stay alive. Unless mice get a lot more intelligent, cats are likely to remain as they are. Domestic cats 'catch their prey' from humans. Humans are social animals and social behaviours requires more intelligence. Cats may evolve more social intelligence as a consequence of selection by humans, but are unlikely ever to rival human intelligence.

Answer 4

Evolution does not mean that everything progresses towards increasing intelligence, or even complexity. It simply means that things change over time as a result of changes in the environment.

Answer 5

Evolutionary theory can tell you something about the past and present, but nothing really about the future, except conjecture.