Quote Originally Posted by afghooey
Actually, there are other animal species that exhibit great intelligence. Whales and dolphins are among the best examples. The only reason that they haven't advanced technologically is because they have had no evolutionary need to do so (and because they don't have opposable thumbs). But they have relatively complex language and behaviors.

Elephants are another example. They, too, have a complex language, communicating through low-frequency infrasound that can't be picked up by human ears. They have been shown to exhibit many emotions including joy, fear, and even grief and mourning over the death of family members (which would implicate that they also experience love). Other primates, specifically the great apes, have shown such signs of intelligence, as well.

To say that humans are the only intelligent beings on this planet seems a bit egocentric, IMO.



thats fair but how can u possibly justify setting the intelligence we have equal to the intelligence of monkeys, whales, dolphins or whatever...sure the examples you listed show that certain animals, probably most animals, have some form of intelligence, i never meant to say they had none at all but its clear that on some level they are far below humans and evolution doesnt explain it because it would make alot more sense under evolution if more than 1 species progressed as much as we have

and ya humans may not be the only intelligent beings, but we certainly are by far the most intelligent...so are u just saying we lucked out because we evolved first??? im curious as to how evolution attempts to explain this and human nature
Stemis516 Reviewed by Stemis516 on . Evolution I am an atheist myself, but I would like to know what religious people think about evolution and other emerging sciences. I don't see how it can be said that evolution by natural selection isn't real. All the evidence is there. Looking at fossils you can see vestigial structures, parts that no longer work but worked in an ancestor. For instance, whales having hind legs, humans having tailbones, etc. Look at the embryo of a chicken and the embryo of a human in early stages. They look almost Rating: 5