Comment humans and apes and... computers? oh my! (Score 1) 1019
so if chimps and other animals get human rights based on being able to recognise themselves in a mirror and laugh, maybe we should change the turing test to make it more fair for computers.
also, regarding the monkey - child argument: show me a monkey that has ever grown up to be a thinking reasoning being, and i'll accept your logic.
finally, I'll recognise chimps as deserving of human rights when one makes a sylogism. or laughs at a joke. laughing when tickled is a physical reaction to direct stimulus and shouldn't be treated as a sign of intelligence. have you ever seen an animal act against its nature for some belief? if a caged chicken doesn't want to be in the cage, why doesn't it just stop eating?
also, regarding the monkey - child argument: show me a monkey that has ever grown up to be a thinking reasoning being, and i'll accept your logic.
finally, I'll recognise chimps as deserving of human rights when one makes a sylogism. or laughs at a joke. laughing when tickled is a physical reaction to direct stimulus and shouldn't be treated as a sign of intelligence. have you ever seen an animal act against its nature for some belief? if a caged chicken doesn't want to be in the cage, why doesn't it just stop eating?
