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Re: Translation technology may let humans speak with dolphins

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Post by sukuriant » Sat, Jun 18, 2011, 7:16 AM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #50

VladRussian wrote: post #42

every small step toward recognizing intelligence of others is a great leap for humanity. I think before human species is able to move any further in its development, the first step it must to make is to step out of the "i'm the top of the God's creation" closet. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132650631/new-language-discove... : --------------- So he devised a test. He had four (human) volunteers walk through a prairie…

the first step it must to make is to step out of the "i'm the top of the God's creation" closet I want to give you 100 of my own karma points. I just do not know where this believe that we are better comes from. [This is totally hypocritical coming from me since I eat meat. Nevertheless]

side-question: what does eating meat have to do with thinking you're better than other kinds of creatures?

Do lions think they're better? Dogs? Raccoons? Barracuda? Dolphin? Seal? Any-other-carnivore/omnivore

Re: Translation technology may let humans speak with dolphins

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Post by pavel_lishin » Sat, Jun 18, 2011, 2:07 PM UTC

VladRussian wrote: post #42

every small step toward recognizing intelligence of others is a great leap for humanity. I think before human species is able to move any further in its development, the first step it must to make is to step out of the "i'm the top of the God's creation" closet. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132650631/new-language-discove... : --------------- So he devised a test. He had four (human) volunteers walk through a prairie…

That UFO looks like a fucking spotlight pointed at clouds.

Go home, UFOs. We're yet too dumb for you.

Re: Translation technology may let humans speak with dolphins

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Post by rokhayakebe » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 4:20 PM UTC

sukuriant wrote: post #61

rokhayakebe wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the first step it must to make is to step out of the "i'm the top of the God's creation" closet I want to give you 100 of my own karma points. I just do not know where this believe that we are better comes from. [This is totally hypocritical coming from me since I eat meat. Nevertheless]

side-question: what does eating meat have to do with thinking you're better than other kinds of creatures? Do lions think they're better? Dogs? Raccoons? Barracuda? Dolphin? Seal? Any-other-carnivore/omnivore

Good question. I am not sure I know how to answer it.

Re: Translation technology may let humans speak with dolphins

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Post by VladRussian » Mon, Jun 20, 2011, 7:47 PM UTC

sukuriant wrote: post #61

rokhayakebe wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the first step it must to make is to step out of the "i'm the top of the God's creation" closet I want to give you 100 of my own karma points. I just do not know where this believe that we are better comes from. [This is totally hypocritical coming from me since I eat meat. Nevertheless]

side-question: what does eating meat have to do with thinking you're better than other kinds of creatures? Do lions think they're better? Dogs? Raccoons? Barracuda? Dolphin? Seal? Any-other-carnivore/omnivore

the predators don't typically eat their own kind, so there is definitely something in their mind that facilitates that separation. In the case of humans that "something" is the idea that "we are better and they are stupid".