Re:Ask HN: Why do we think that “humans are the most evolved...
by glial on Sunday September 01, 2019 @11:50AM
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If you don't know about the mantis shrimp, go look it up.
More seriously, "most" implies a direction that we conveniently orient in ways that make humans seem superior. In my experience, linguists are particularly guilty of this type of thinking -- language is something that 'only' humans can do. What, prairie dogs can communicate semantic content using their voice? Hold on while I move the goalposts...
More seriously, "most" implies a direction that we conveniently orient in ways that make humans seem superior. In my experience, linguists are particularly guilty of this type of thinking -- language is something that 'only' humans can do. What, prairie dogs can communicate semantic content using their voice? Hold on while I move the goalposts...