tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post3118923420895319651..comments2024-03-28T03:18:40.051-04:00Comments on Life, Unbounded: Multiple intelligence testAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991701536947708899noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-89008545899215810242011-07-01T08:42:20.558-04:002011-07-01T08:42:20.558-04:00Neanderthal's cleverness are wonderfull.. But ...Neanderthal's cleverness are wonderfull.. But what is the real intelligence of our time? <br /><br />Yesterday I tried a new and accurate IQ test on http://www.best-iq-test.com ... my results srprised me.. amazing! What is your score?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-68538071772653671202011-03-31T13:19:32.718-04:002011-03-31T13:19:32.718-04:00Yes, my confusion. From what I read I see that it ...Yes, my confusion. From what I read I see that it seems Neanderthal and Humans had common ancestry some 600,000 years ago before diverging. <br /><br />Nonetheless, it was certainly a very different situation 40,000 years ago than today, where we are a single species.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991701536947708899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-23003686274127330232011-03-31T10:14:34.345-04:002011-03-31T10:14:34.345-04:00Our and the Neanderthal's genome are more than...Our and the Neanderthal's genome are more than 99% identical, this is even true for Human vs. Chimpanzee. The few percent Caleb mentions is DNA that was Neanderthal by descent, but then reintegrated into the human genome through cross-breeding. The evidence is now fairly clear that this cross-breeding did occur, albeit the scale is such that any effects on our genetics would be minimal.<br /><br />Intelligence is such a powerful enhancer of survival that it allows its main protagonist to spread over the entire world, not leaving enough of a niche for other contenders to thrive. So, yes, I think we did in all the others. Not necessarily by active extermination, but quite possibly so.Eniacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-36782281917758348642011-03-26T11:19:36.801-04:002011-03-26T11:19:36.801-04:00My understanding is that at most we (and therefore...My understanding is that at most we (and therefore Cro-Magnon) share only about 4% of our genome with that of Neanderthals. This a vastly different than today's situation, so in that sense, yes, I think it's valid to say that 'separate' but similarly intelligent species used to exist on Earth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991701536947708899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-73854832328124685432011-03-25T22:24:48.957-04:002011-03-25T22:24:48.957-04:00The Neanderthals and the Cro-Magnons are very clos...The Neanderthals and the Cro-Magnons are very closely related in the tree of life, so I don't think they are evidence that intelligent life frequently evolves. It seems kind of like saying that since there are 6 billion people in the world, intelligent life is widespread.<br /><br />A really interesting interesting question is whether the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons interbred. I'm inclined to think they did not, for the same reasons Jared Diamond offered in <i>The Third Chimpanzee</i>. We probably killed off the Neanderthals after conflicts arose between the two groups. If the two groups were generally hostile to each other, it's still possible that breeding was attempted in isolated cases...<br /><br />My take on the Rare Earth Hypothesis, by the way, is on my new and fantastic blog at: http://thecosmicparadigm.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-rare-earth-hypothesis.htmlmontejohttp://thecosmicparadigm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-11800614647109988172011-03-22T08:51:58.907-04:002011-03-22T08:51:58.907-04:00I think it's still an open question as to whet...I think it's still an open question as to whether Neanderthals had 'speech' (i.e. complex verbalization). A couple years ago there were respectable claims for the FOX2P gene in Neanderthal remains, a gene that seems directly related to language development. Studies of skull growth suggests that during the 1st year after birth Neanderthal brain growth and/or structure diverged significantly from that of H. Sapiens. What this really means for cognitive function is unknown.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991701536947708899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-46748889599543246022011-03-22T06:59:33.435-04:002011-03-22T06:59:33.435-04:00Perhaps it isn't too far-fetched to imagine th...Perhaps it isn't too far-fetched to imagine that the Neanderthals could have made it to the Americas, and Homo Sapiens did not, and so things might have ended up with an encounter in historical times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-70069360404216989182011-03-21T22:18:57.445-04:002011-03-21T22:18:57.445-04:00Maybe, we survived and the Neanderthals did not be...Maybe, we survived and the Neanderthals did not because we were more adept at deceit. <br /><br />My understanding is that the Neanderthals did not have spoken language and we did. The ability to speak evolved in us concurrently with the development of agriculture and the emergence of a parasite class (excuse me, a priesthood class - those who live off the the productivity of others are called parasites). In other words, verbal intelligence likely evolved to enable us to better deceive each other. Since the Neanderthals never had the ability to speak, they likely never evolved verbal intelligence and, thus, lacked the ability to deceive each other, or us. Their tool making ability makes clear they had visual-spacial intelligence.kurt9https://www.blogger.com/profile/02101147267959016924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378357358243436521.post-91980602123241795372011-03-21T21:35:45.383-04:002011-03-21T21:35:45.383-04:00Imagine if we had more than one religion on Earth ...Imagine if we had more than one religion on Earth -- would we still be as fascinated to discover whether our religion is practised on other planets? Oh, hang on a minute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com