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posted to be rated on positivity

deletedover 8 years

be rated on positivity but if i dont know you eh

NEGATIVE

lilin

roadman

groundhogday

Discordia

izzy

Cody

Sincerely

Zhourb

SimplyPam

Tatami

harod

Ariel

trolleyz

xSoniaNeverMindx

edark

Matt12

ChilledOut

POSITIVE

POSITIVE-NEGATIVE DICHOTOMY DOES NOT APPLY

Winx

Himiko

Should other's means be used for your means

Yes

groundhogday

over 8 years

altruism exists in tons of species though. u gotta keep ur pack alive

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Sincerely says

I do know that dolphins and elephants are both known to be very intelligent animals with complex brains that have been shown to be capable of something as close to "altruism" as seems to exist in humans.

Yes, but dolphins have much smaller frontal lobes.

trolleyz

over 8 years

Make me the most positive

Sincerely

over 8 years

I have read very little on neuroscience -- though I want to look into it at some point. Pardon me for just googling "elephant vs human brain" and posting the first result there

groundhogday

over 8 years

brains arent put together thats an intelligent designs myth

Sincerely

over 8 years

I do know that dolphins and elephants are both known to be very intelligent animals with complex brains that have been shown to be capable of something as close to "altruism" as seems to exist in humans.

Sincerely

over 8 years

Himiko says

Or actually it might have it, but I don't think it's that large lOl

That's not what I read, but you're right, I don't know how brains are put together yet.

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Sincerely

over 8 years

xSoniaNeverMindx says

(This may get a bit religious so let me just say I don't really have a stance on if god is real or if it's fake rn)

I somewhat disagree with you on the fact that a soul is what makes us do those things I think that comes from the brain and the heart I think whatever made us humans if that be god a bang or w/e you believe was made with a goal in mind but that was long ago and we evolved from that and so did our purpose and feelings

I think the best example I can give is how people in the older times hunted and had kids and that was the main goal they had but if you look at us now everyone's story is different

If our purpose was to just have offsping and keep us going wouldn't being gay not exist or the feeling to not want kids

For animals that is a hard question to answer but I think the answer is yes but in there own way

oh I think you might enjoy reading about maslow's hierarchy of needs

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Or actually it might have it, but I don't think it's that large lOl

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Otherwise known as the frontal lobe of the brain : )

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Cody says

sonia and sincerely aren't the same people.

nice double quote clo. one of the main things that separates human intelligence from animal intelligence is that there is no strong evidence of the existence of a theory of mind (ability to mentalize) in non-human animals. that is to say, that humans are unique in their ability to read other humans' minds insofar as attributing mental states to others.

pls don't ridicule me cod i am only trying to be cool

anyway, I'm also pretty sure, human beings are unique in their ability to form abstract thoughts as well. This stage is one of the last stages of development, and starts at the ages of 11-16.

Also, I'm sorry Sincerely, but before posting a brain, you should understand what that image is talking about. The part of the brain that is blue, is an important part in rational thinking . If you look at the whale brain, it seems like it lacks that part of the brain.

Cody

over 8 years

^ lol

Sincerely

over 8 years

groundhogday says

Sincerely says

Cody says

sonia and sincerely aren't the same people.

nice double quote clo. one of the main things that separates human intelligence from animal intelligence is that there is no strong evidence of the existence of a theory of mind (ability to mentalize) in non-human animals. that is to say, that humans are unique in their ability to read other humans' minds insofar as attributing mental states to others.

I don't know where you're getting this but other animals aren't as thoroughly researched in that regard and people continuously try to deny the sentience/sapience of all things nonhuman.

I certainly think there are many other species with similar emotional facilities to our own and MUCH greater "intelligence" than we give them credit for, as well as, in some cases, high perceptive abilities. Have you ever shared your home with a dog or a cat?

mhm... :)

thanks for the help, but you forgot

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Sincerely says

lilin says

ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM

where???

Sincerely says

Also sonia I'm sorry for not reading the post where you started off with "this might be a bit religious" because of the word "religious" but tell me if you'd rather me read it

xSoniaNeverMindx

over 8 years

Sincerely says

I love you but I can't w/ arguments based on religion

i'm not a religious person it was just a warning for people who are go on and read it

Cody

over 8 years

Sincerely says

I don't know where you're getting this but other animals aren't as thoroughly researched in that regard and people continuously try to deny the sentience/sapience of all things nonhuman.

I certainly think there are many other species with similar emotional facilities to our own and MUCH greater "intelligence" than we give them credit for, as well as, in some cases, high perceptive abilities. Have you ever shared your home with a dog or a cat?

most mentalization behavior that we observe in non-human species is attributed to behavior-reading which requires less mental complexity to achieve. for any given situation, a subject that uses the latter (behavior-reading) predicts what other agents do based on patterns and observed data. a mentalizing subject constructs the agents' mental model of the situation and predicts using that. it's higher level thinking.

groundhogday

over 8 years

don't compare my intelligence to a god damn cat's

groundhogday

over 8 years

Sincerely says

Cody says

sonia and sincerely aren't the same people.

nice double quote clo. one of the main things that separates human intelligence from animal intelligence is that there is no strong evidence of the existence of a theory of mind (ability to mentalize) in non-human animals. that is to say, that humans are unique in their ability to read other humans' minds insofar as attributing mental states to others.

I don't know where you're getting this but other animals aren't as thoroughly researched in that regard and people continuously try to deny the sentience/sapience of all things nonhuman.

I certainly think there are many other species with similar emotional facilities to our own and MUCH greater "intelligence" than we give them credit for, as well as, in some cases, high perceptive abilities. Have you ever shared your home with a dog or a cat?

Sincerely

over 8 years

lilin says

ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM

where???

deletedover 8 years

ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM

Sincerely

over 8 years

I love you but I can't w/ arguments based on religion

Sincerely

over 8 years

Also sonia I'm sorry for not reading the post where you started off with "this might be a bit religious" because of the word "religious" but tell me if you'd rather me read it

groundhogday

over 8 years

cody is the mod bot running something to scan the forums and automatically delete goatse

xSoniaNeverMindx

over 8 years

xSoniaNeverMindx says

Cody says

lilin says

Cody says

hi lilin. i'm not anti-lilin

dont act like it then

would you like a sticker, lilin?

Give me a hooker sticker?

*tackle hug* Thanks cody! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ