From your point of view, How can you differentiate between just local fauna and intelligent life? What single factor or observation will define a life form as intelligent?
2007-05-20 01:51:51 · 9 answers · asked by Manny L 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Auto preservation is an instinct that all animals have. Many animals use tools, that doesn't mean they are intelligent. Again, one single characteristic that will define a species as intellingent please!
2007-05-20 02:16:07 · update #1
what an interesting question ? Thanks, According to a few of your answers a cow or a horse or any other animal or insect is inteligent life,,, after all do they all not try to escape death.. Try to step on a cockroach and see if it waits around,, it does not, because it has "intelligence"
2007-05-20 02:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, If it looks like Paris Hilton then there’s just no chance of defining it as intelligent.
Seriously though, it would depend on what level of intelligence you were looking for (even ants have enough intelligence to avoid danger, look for food etc) but we'd most likely have to define it by its ability to use tools and its ability to cominicate with others of its species.
2007-05-20 09:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by tazie5001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That needs a definition of intelligence first. And even today, it is not well defined. Suppose the planet was devoid of all life but is inhabited by computers or robots. Will they be treated as intelligent?
2007-05-20 09:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is response to stimuli like light, sound etc.
The non intelligent life will behave identically like plant bend towards the sun light etc. but an intelligent one will differ in response.
Suppose you see intense light. you may cover your eyes with hands but your friend might turn his head in other direction.
Another thing is the use of tools. Intelligent creatures make and use tools.
2007-05-20 08:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by dipakrashmi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
intelligent life isn't as nearly as intelligent as most will think, it basically sums it down to wher it can survive and have the ability to know how to find food and survive other then that thats all the intelligent it needs to be to be considered intelegent, did you under stand what I said. lol
2007-05-20 08:59:40 · answer #5 · answered by eclipsefreak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The single factor would be that the thing would have the ability to grow and understand and evolve.
2007-05-20 08:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An intelligent life-form is not always reacting accordingly to "cause and effect"....because it is a subjective system.
2007-05-20 08:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how well it can defend itself.
2007-05-20 09:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are advanced in technology
2007-05-20 08:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋