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Hmm. I have a big head, and I'm the smartest kid in my school.

Sorry if that sounded too boastful o_O

waveOSBeta wrote:

And humans aren't as intelligent as mice.

Are you Douglas Adams?

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Another argument.

@MRN: What do you think?

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waveOSBeta wrote:

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Another argument

I think that it can only be proven scientifically *pulls out scalpel*. Who would like to be my first test subject?

Some guy with the initials CF who is very punch and swear-happy will!

Everyone knows humans are the 3rd most intelligent species, behind mice and dolphins.

Blade-Edge wrote:

Who's everyone?
I don't see dolphin building cities, or mice travelling to the moon

Everyone who's watched or read The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Well mice did commision Planet earth... so... If you quote this, please remove! Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy reference.

Note: This post isn't supposed to clash with anyone's religion. It's based on current theories about evolution. I take no offense if you chose not to believe the theories mentioned in the following argument.
Well I'm not sure about this theory, but I do know that in some theories, humans evolved from smart rodents, correct? That should imply that mice and such would have some level of intelligence. As for dolphins, yes they are intelligent enough to save people they don't know. Dolphins use echolocation and even work together to do so. They have a form of communication that isn't extremely primitive. I not sure if and how mice communicate.
Now onto humans, it is a common theory that we evolved from chimpanzees some millions of years ago. According to theories, their brain level stayed the same, but suddenly spiked a few million years ago. The time this occurred correlated with approximately the same time that evidence showed that there was severe climate change. I believe that humans may have evolved to such because of the climate. It is possible that things such as clothes were created during that time period, if you believe the theories.
That having been said, I would assume that the ancestry of dolphins and mice faced a challenge that required brainpower.

waveOSBeta wrote:

djm111 wrote:

Everyone knows humans are the 3rd most intelligent species, behind mice and dolphins.

This.

Citation needed. And don't give me some link to the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, that's just a work of fiction.

graham7sarah9 wrote:

Note: This post isn't supposed to clash with anyone's religion. It's based on current theories about evolution. I take no offense if you chose not to believe the theories mentioned in the following argument.
Well I'm not sure about this theory, but I do know that in some theories, humans evolved from smart rodents, correct? That should imply that mice and such would have some level of intelligence. As for dolphins, yes they are intelligent enough to save people they don't know. Dolphins use echolocation and even work together to do so. They have a form of communication that isn't extremely primitive. I not sure if and how mice communicate.
Now onto humans, it is a common theory that we evolved from chimpanzees some millions of years ago. According to theories, their brain level stayed the same, but suddenly spiked a few million years ago. The time this occurred correlated with approximately the same time that evidence showed that there was severe climate change. I believe that humans may have evolved to such because of the climate. It is possible that things such as clothes were created during that time period, if you believe the theories.
That having been said, I would assume that the ancestry of dolphins and mice faced a challenge that required brainpower.

Who said we evolved from smart rodents? They are a different type of group than us. We may have come from the same place, but the roads did not intersect. There are the Slugs, the Insects, and everything else. That's how everything can be classified that's a living organism other than plants.

Eh, the size of your brain doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is 42. If you know the number 42, you know the answer to life, the universe and everything. 42 is all you need to live.

Just kidding, but I do find this rather interesting  !

Theres a difference, Instinct and knowledge. Humans learn from past experiences, I'm not saying that mice and dolphins don't do this, but humans are the dominant species on Planet Earth.