wat make us smart who r we to judge
2007-02-14 16:43:52 · 5 answers · asked by Blue 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
With that spelling and grammar you shouldn't judge anyone.
2007-02-14 16:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by me 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Firstly, as a scientific question, you have to define what you mean by intelligence. Cats are more intelligent than worms, and monkeys are more intelligent than cats. Scientifically, the onus is on you to define what you mean by intelligence and what level of intelligence is needed to fit your definition. Then you can say scientifically what is intelligent.
Secondly, what are you trying to achieve with this question? Your definition has to suit your purpose. If you want to decide what life forms can undertake certain work (e.g., be guide dogs, be useful pets) then that will shape your definition.
Thirdly, intelligence is not "it is" or "it is isn't". It's a multidimensional continuum. Some species can be good at one thing, other species good at something else. Seen a cat catch a mouse? You can't do that! On the other hand, a cat can't spell "multidimensional continuum". So it's not black or white.
Who are we to judge? Many reasons. We are the most intelligent life form on Earth. While various species have innate abilities in many areas, humans have the best power to reason about their envirnoment and the ability to work out how to shape it and use it for their own purposes. In fact of all species, quite possibly humans are the only ones capable of assessing and comparing the relative intelligence of other species.
2007-02-15 01:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Raichu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intelligent life forms = the ability (as a species) to make informed decisions. The ability to educate your species (i.e. learn from the past generations).
Humans = intelligent (even if sometimes debatable) life
Dogs = not intelligent life (even if sweet and adorable).
It is not a matter of judging one species over the next, but you and I are here today typing on a computer because over the generations of human life on earth, we have learned, and gained knowledge through our ancestors making it possible to sit and type on a computer and communicate in seconds across the span of the globe, while Fido has learned to where his food dish is, and where he needs to be when he goes potty, he can not pass that information on to the next puppy or generation, it is for his knowledge alone.
2007-02-15 01:00:03 · answer #3 · answered by picture . . . perfect 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good spelling & halfway decent grammar (get the hint?). :)
2007-02-15 00:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See everything blue...
2007-02-15 00:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by TheUniversalMatrix 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋