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From: bph@buengc.BU.EDU (Blair P. Houghton)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Natural Information Procesing
Summary: Mimetic humor.
Keywords: nyuk, nyuk, It's Been Done
Message-ID: <1394@buengc.BU.EDU>
Date: 6 Nov 88 18:36:31 GMT
References: <465@soleil.UUCP> <10007@swan.ulowell.edu> <41580@linus.UUCP>
Reply-To: bph@buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton)
Followup-To: comp.ai
Organization: Boston Univ. Col. of Eng.
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In article <41580@linus.UUCP> bwk@mbunix (Kort) writes:
>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?
>
>1) You are not alone.  There are other intelligent entities besides
>   Homo Sapiens.

Pardon me if I misremember, but it's been two millenia...

Didn't Aristotle post an article on the difference
between "sentient" and "sapient"?

				--Blair
				  "...in comp.ri..."