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Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by throwaway14356 on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:08PM (#28409964)
Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by colechristensen on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:14PM (#28410015)
It shouldn't.

Diseases very often modify the behavior of the host to help them spread. They don't do it "intelligently" they do it on accident by hitting on a modification of the host which results in better transmission of the disease.

Covid makes you cough to spread little droplets filled with virii, rabies makes mammals violent so they'll bite to spread infection through saliva. It isn't through intense manipulation, it's by pulling a few levers. One species taking advantage of another species through biochemistry is extremely common. Every psychoactive drug, poison, etc. are all manipulations through chemistry.

Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by s1artibartfast on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:14PM (#28410011)
This is a compiles and amazingly complex mechanism of propagation, but doesn't require any intelligence or awareness on the part of the fungus. Just millions of years of evolution and deterministic neurochemistry.
Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by p_j_w on Friday September 03, 2021 @08:47PM (#28411097)
>Just millions of years of evolution and deterministic neurochemistry.

That sounds an awful lot like a human being.

Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by 6510 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:38AM (#28412126)
The fungus cant get that many winning bingo cards in a row. It looks more to me like getting a good hand of cards and playing them well.