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harmonygirl · **Degrees of freedom? -** 02-01-2006, 08:45 PM

Antonio,
can you explain degrees of freedom to me? I am not sure I agree that humans are special above all other animals. We're different, yes, but applying a value judgment to this is just a reflection of our arrogance, I think. I guess your ranking comes back to what we consider intelligence to be. It may be urban legend, but there are whales with maps of the entire ocean floor in their brains. Does this make them less intelligent? We discovered the language of the dolphins a couple of decades ago. Does this mean they were unintelligent or we were because we hadn't figured out how to talk to them? Your definition of intelligence certainly fits with animals. I definitely believe that more primitive beings can evolve into less primitive beings, because form dictates awareness and thought. in order for the more evolved beings to be self-aware, they must have awareness that understands less primitive beings and hence encompasses them. I'm not sure, however, of applicability of your set of classifications.

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harmonygirl 6th degree Black Belt Status: Offline Posts: 844 Thanks Given: 43 Thanked 15x in 15 Posts Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 19	Degrees of freedom? - 02-01-2006, 08:45 PM Antonio, can you explain degrees of freedom to me? I am not sure I agree that humans are special above all other animals. We're different, yes, but applying a value judgment to this is just a reflection of our arrogance, I think. I guess your ranking comes back to what we consider intelligence to be. It may be urban legend, but there are whales with maps of the entire ocean floor in their brains. Does this make them less intelligent? We discovered the language of the dolphins a couple of decades ago. Does this mean they were unintelligent or we were because we hadn't figured out how to talk to them? Your definition of intelligence certainly fits with animals. I definitely believe that more primitive beings can evolve into less primitive beings, because form dictates awareness and thought. in order for the more evolved beings to be self-aware, they must have awareness that understands less primitive beings and hence encompasses them. I'm not sure, however, of applicability of your set of classifications.