Quote from: TDoS on Jun 03, 2024, 09:47 AMI am not the only one familiar with this topic. And how it was entertaining for awhile, and reasons why it faded away for more interesting doom scenarios.

It would be refreshing if you spent half as much time commenting on the more interesting doom scenarios as you do rehashing Peak Oil commentary that is so old and tired it has mold growing.

QuoteJust as you have an idea on how you measure human intelligience (you tend to like people who know and can use the English language inside and out) I also have the same capability. And obviously it isn't just how well some knows English.

It's helpful if I can understand what someone is talking about to evaluate their intelligence, but it's not the only criteria.  I can't understand what dolphins squeak about, but I can tell they're brighter than tuna.  Behavior is a good indicator.  However, comparing human intelligence to that of other species is pretty tough, since besides the language constraints there are behavioral differences, environmental  differences and input/output limitations that make comparisons impossible.  Even though we know dolphins can use sonar to determine distances, we don't know how or if they use math to do it, for instance.  So saying some species are not as stupid as homo sap is anthropomorphizing them just as much as saying nature is cruel does so.  Your attributing a human quality of intelligence to other species.  It' not a provable assertion, and it's also irrelevant.

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