For Something To Be Known You Have To Say It, And Someone Else Has to See Someone Else See You Say It (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by FfaerieOxide@kbin.social to c/showerthoughts@kbin.social

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Fracturing communication channels hence makes it harder for things to be known (which was the point).

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[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Until You mentioned chimps I couldn't comprehend how someone was talking to animals to ask them anything, and I still ponder how effectively we can convey the syntax concept of a subjunctive "Where would Christine Look?" to chimps.

Are we sure for example the chimps aren't just getting "where" and "cookie" signs and answering correctly?

[-] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I think the study I read they considered animals to have failed the test if they found it funny that Christine looked in the first jar. Because it's "silly" for her to look there.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That seem like a lot of conclusion to draw off a monkey laughing but I am not an ape expert.

What if Ari the Chimp is just That Guy You Know who finds weird shit funny?

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