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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have they found an "animal" capable of complex maths and philosophy yet? I submit the difference isn't a whole category like tool usage, but the complexity of it.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A lot of species can do various things better, qualitative superiority just doesn't cut it. We wanted a clear line that would prove we're not animals.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well that's never going to happen because we are animals.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago