Humans are not smarter than animals - we just don't understand them

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For many years, humans have believed we are the most intelligent beings on the planet. However, evolutionary biologists are now claiming that some members of the animal kingdom may in fact have superior brains - we just don't recognise their intelligence.

Scientists at the University of Adelaide argue that evidence is emerging to suggest some animals actually have cognitive faculties that are superior to those possessed by human beings.

“For millennia, all kinds of authorities – from religion to eminent scholars – have been repeating the same idea ad nauseam, that humans are exceptional by virtue and that they are the smartest in the animal kingdom,” says Dr Arthur Saniotis, Visiting Research Fellow with the University's School of Medical Sciences.

"The belief of human cognitive superiority became entrenched in human philosophy and sciences. Even Aristotle, probably the most influential of all thinkers, argued that humans were superior to other animals due to our exclusive ability to reason.

“However, science tells us that animals can have cognitive faculties that are superior to human beings.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/humans-are-not-smarter-than-animals--we-just-dont-understand-them-9003196.html

ALLAKAKA wrote:





 I've told you before MARD ARSE  ''Too big for you sonny''  

As a finger puppet?

  

Your walking sticks is the only thing that keeps you horizontal.

  

Give over old man, I would not even have to even touch you, I just have to show up, for you to run away with your tail between your legs. You are a brave hasbin on the internet, I will give you that.

  

Keep dreaming you racist homophobe, the reality is I am here to show up idiots like yourself and the majority here may not like it and all say to that is tough.

Puriel wrote:

As a finger puppet?

  

Your walking sticks is the only thing that keeps you horizontal.

  

Give over old man, I would not even have to even touch you, I just have to show up, for you to run away with your tail between your legs. You are a brave hasbin on the internet, I will give you that.

  

Keep dreaming you racist homophobe, the reality is I am here to show up idiots like yourself and the majority here may not like it and all say to that is tough.

 Your ALWAYS welcome to come up to Manchester and try WANKSTAIN.

ALLAKAKA wrote:






 Your ALWAYS welcome to come up to Manchester and try WANKSTAIN.

I offered you this before and you ran away, ha ha, so funny, no doubt if I did you would have taken a vacation in Scotland.

Seriously, what would you do, gum me to death?

  

Puriel wrote:For many years, humans have believed we are the most intelligent beings on the planet. However, evolutionary biologists are now claiming that some members of the animal kingdom may in fact have superior brains - we just don't recognise their intelligence.

Scientists at the University of Adelaide argue that evidence is emerging to suggest some animals actually have cognitive faculties that are superior to those possessed by human beings.

“For millennia, all kinds of authorities – from religion to eminent scholars – have been repeating the same idea ad nauseam, that humans are exceptional by virtue and that they are the smartest in the animal kingdom,” says Dr Arthur Saniotis, Visiting Research Fellow with the University's School of Medical Sciences.

"The belief of human cognitive superiority became entrenched in human philosophy and sciences. Even Aristotle, probably the most influential of all thinkers, argued that humans were superior to other animals due to our exclusive ability to reason.

“However, science tells us that animals can have cognitive faculties that are superior to human beings.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/humans-are-not-smarter-than-animals--we-just-dont-understand-them-9003196.html

I think poor hasafloppy needs to read this again.