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From: ruffwork@ihuxn.UUCP (Ruffwork)
Newsgroups: net.ai
Subject: RE:intelligence and adaptability
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Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 08:57:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  4 08:57:48 1983
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I would tend to agree that it's not how a being adapts to its
environment, but how it changes the local environment to better
suit itself.

Also, I would say have to say that adapting the environment
would only aid in ranking the intelligence of a being if that
action was a voluntary decision.  There are many instances
of creatures that alter their surroundings (water spiders come
to mind), but could the decide not to ???  I doubt it.

			...!iham1!ruffwork