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pandc0122 t1_j9ug2ld wrote

Reply to comment by riuminkd in Do all thinking creatures on Earth use neurons? Does an example of non-neuron based biological "intelligence" exist? by Wun_Weg_Wun_Dar__Wun

“Following the steepest gradient of smell/taste of whatever is in the middle?”

How does that differ from any other problem-solving animal?

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riuminkd t1_j9ui51x wrote

For problem-solving animal, it is not seen as sign of intelligence. Imagine if people were saying that "dogs are intelligent, just look at them finding food via smell!"

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pandc0122 t1_j9ujjzr wrote

I get that, but by itself, and using the same example, it is also not evidence of the absence of intelligence.

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jqbr t1_j9vky7v wrote

Strawman ... no one came anywhere near to saying anything about evidence of the absence of intelligence. A claim that X is not evidence of Y is very different from a claim that X is evidence of not Y.

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