Thursday, May 07, 2009
when will earlier generations be thought clever?
when will earlier generations be thought clever?
actually I am thinking about more than generations, rather animal kingdoms.
Why has it taken so long for us to recognise the amazing intelligence of birds, and before them
dinosaurs? we are slowly getting there.
But insects were around way before this, and yet we have only just begun to understand some
of their intricate and clever behaviour.
is that we have difficulty separating consciousness from intelligence? is it that we cannot cope with the idea that
something small might actually have amazing powers? Is it that we think nurture is essential?
My bet is that we will take some time to realise that insects such as butterflies are just as amazing as birds in
much of their behaviour, including roosting, migrating, displaying. We will get there, but it will take some time to
shake off our mammalian centric views
just some musings
cheers
martinW
