Comments on: Are Animals Capable of Thought? http://blog.semantic.ch/2008/03/25/are-animals-capable-of-thought/ Biologically Inspired Intelligence Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: June von Bonin http://blog.semantic.ch/2008/03/25/are-animals-capable-of-thought/#comment-4 June von Bonin Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:07:09 +0000 http://blog.semantic.ch/2008/03/25/are-animals-capable-of-thought/#comment-4 Here I must disagree. Animals are intelligent, even if they have to meet their strong physical needs. Keas are known for their playfulness and curiousity. These are not traits that offer immediate benefits. Here I must disagree. Animals are intelligent, even if they have to meet their strong physical needs. Keas are known for their playfulness and curiousity. These are not traits that offer immediate benefits.

]]> By: Walter Diggelmann http://blog.semantic.ch/2008/03/25/are-animals-capable-of-thought/#comment-2 Walter Diggelmann Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:38:14 +0000 http://blog.semantic.ch/2008/03/25/are-animals-capable-of-thought/#comment-2 It is also a question of the point of view. From the angle of a Human, animals are not very intelligent, because the follow relatively strong the physic needs only. They have no motivation to do anything, where they cannot see a direct benefit to themselves or the group. Normally no such actions, are done. So the question comes up, has intelligence also something to do with motivation, Where comes this agitation humans have? Technically the brains of animals, especially the ones of Apes, Dauphines, Elephants and others, are physically quite similar build like the human ones. Cells, Cell-Cores, Cortex, Synapses etc. So what is needed that this curiosity starts and they begin to research and analyze explore like humans do? It is also a question of the point of view. From the angle of a Human, animals are not very intelligent, because the follow relatively strong the physic needs only. They have no motivation to do anything, where they cannot see a direct benefit to themselves or the group. Normally no such actions, are done.

So the question comes up, has intelligence also something to do with motivation, Where comes this agitation humans have?

Technically the brains of animals, especially the ones of Apes, Dauphines, Elephants and others, are physically quite similar build like the human ones. Cells, Cell-Cores, Cortex, Synapses etc. So what is needed that this curiosity starts and they begin to research and analyze explore like humans do?

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