Dan In the 17th century Thomas Hobbes wrote:
"For such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others (species) to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves: For they see their own wit at hand, and other mens at a distance." Leviathan ch XIII. :-) Jan-Anders 20 aug 2014 x kl. 08:06 Dan Glover <[email protected]> wrote: > Horse, > > Thank you for sharing a great article.It blends in well with Verne > Dusenberry and his love for the Rocky Boy Indians. I would venture to > say that one of our most treasured traits is seeing our own culture as > the epitome of civilization. Jan-Anders well thought out response to > my little jeu de mot in reference to Ant's post (Dr. McWatt's advice > to his unknown student) only confirms that... what we do not > understand we deride and defame in order to make our own selves feel > superior. > > Thanks a bunch, > > Dan > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 4:30 AM, Horse <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All >> >> "The interpretation of behaviour remains subject to the bias of the >> observer; one observer can classify behaviour as intelligent, and a second >> observer will dismiss the same behaviour as instinctive. There is also the >> tendency to be anthropomorphic -- to attribute human feelings and motives to >> the behaviour of non humans. Until we can actually talk with a non-human, it >> is difficult, if not impossible, to do anything but speculate on what is >> being thought or perceived. We cannot even understand with any certainty >> what a human being from a different culture, speaking a different language, >> may be thinking or perceiving. Even among people of our own culture, >> language, class, or academic standing, it is a formidable task to peer >> inside the workings of the brain. In this respect all brains other than our >> own are alien, and I might venture to add that the inner workings of our >> individual brains are still a mystery to each of us that possess one." >> Captain Paul Watson - Sea Shepherd >> >> For those of you with Facebook accounts here's an interesting link: >> >> https://www.facebook.com/captpaulwatson/posts/10152578876705932:0 >> >> It's about intelligence in other species relating to brain size and makes >> some extremely interesting points. >> Are we confusing technological know-how with intellect and, if we meet a >> species with superior intellect, how would we be able to recognise this let >> alone experience it? >> >> Cheers >> >> Horse >> >> -- >> >> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production >> deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid." >> — Frank Zappa >> >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html > > > > -- > http://www.danglover.com > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
