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How likely is it that there's an animal on earth that's smarter than human beings in key areas? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by cinoreus@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Let me elaborate, how likely is that there's an animal on earth that's smarter than us? By smarter, I understand intelligence is a nuanced topic unique to different animals, so for the sake of argument, let's talk about, mathematics, critical thinking about where and how to apply those mathematical concepts, and creativity in any form.

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[–] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago

Intelligence is nuanced so let's test everyone on mathematics

It's like testing if a fish is faster at climbing tree than a monkey.

Almost all the animals I've seen 1thing or other that they can do which is impossible for me.

Bees and birds navigating. Even with GPS I sometimes get lost.

Dogs being able to identity people. Sometimes I'm like have seen this person before whose talking to me

Birds creating intricate nests, etc

This doesn't mean I'm dumber than these animals I can write code these animals won't even be able to dream about. This just means every species specialized in something for the sake of survival of the shittiest.