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Re:A Cephalopod Has Passed a Cognitive Test Designed for Hum... by dunefox on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @12:45PM (#26331883)
> I think humans for a long time have regarded animal intelligence in an inferior light.

Well, it is objectively inferior. That doesn't mean that it's not intelligence.

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Re:A Cephalopod Has Passed a Cognitive Test Designed for Hum... by 40four on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @01:14PM (#26332293)
Haha, ok in general you’re right. Maybe a poor choice of words. But also, in general, I believe we have vastly underestimated the intelligence of most other animals. Even ones that are demonstrably not that smart.
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