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Animals have been known to do few things that a present-day computer programmer would have difficulty imagining how to write. Present day computer programs aren't intelligent, at all, although they sometimes fake it.

The exceptions are all evolved knowledge found in every animal of that species, not learned knowledge. For example, if we observe dragonflies doing very advanced flying maneuvers, which we don't understand the aerodynamics of, then that's some cool knowledge. And it's easily explained by evolution: dragon flies that do slightly more advanced flying maneuvers are favored to breed more (due to winning more fights). But it's very badly explained by intelligence. All (or most) dragonflies learn this idea? Which is so complex humans are having trouble figuring out what it is?

We can discuss any specific animal trait if you like.

-- Elliot Temple
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by Elliot Temple on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 20:40

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