how come other animals haven’t come to the same stage as consciousness as humans? Some animals have lived longer than humans did.
In: Biology
I reckon I’ll be long dead before anyone can answer this on reddit fully and correctly. It is a great question, though.
I would guess that at some point in our history as a species, there was some threat to our survival that demanded more sophisticated communication skills. Not just verbal communication. Also, the ability to correctly assume what others were thinking. Essentially, we, as a species, have little to offer in the way of survival (when compared to the other animals on this planet) aside from our ability to work together and plan.
My guess is that we were only slightly smarter than other primates for a long time and were forced into situations share we had to use our smarts to survive. Over time the more intelligent members survived longer than the dumber ones, and everything turned into what we see today.
We’ve now reached a point where the only barrier to procreation is to live long enough to reach puberty (and have parents/caregivers able to get us to that point). This is not necessarily a good thing if we’re trying to be the best, but here we are.
We’re doomed.
Anyway, what was the question again?
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