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From: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Fish-Guts)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Artificial Intellgence and Intellignce
Message-ID: <398@uwslh.UUCP>
Date: 3 Nov 88 16:47:03 GMT
References: <465@soleil.UUCP> <10007@swan.ulowell.edu>
Reply-To: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Fish-Guts)
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison, State Hygiene Lab
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In article <10007@swan.ulowell.edu> sbrunnoc@hawk.ulowell.edu (Sean Brunnock) writes:
>
>  Am I alone in believing that organisms other than human beings
>possess intelligence? Does an ape possess intelligence? Does a
>sea slug which is capable of classical learning possess intelligence?
>If so, then doesn't this render the matter of conciousness 
>irrelevant?
>
>			Sean Brunnock

     Nope, I believe it too.  I am not even sure that humans are
indeed the most intelligent creatures on this planet.  However, I have
not thought about whether "this renders the matter of conciousness
irrelevant."

					.oO Chris Oo.
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