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Mince Wobley

#21 December 06, 2009, 08:32:07 pm

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Quote from: Dada on December 06, 2009, 08:15:28 pm

wait I don't get what the point of this topic is anymore. But regardless man it's pretty obvious that animals are still on quite a different level no matter how exciting a documentary might have made it seem. Still, this is a very interesting topic of research and clearly shows that sympathy for other members of one's species is a highly successful evolutionary trait. The smarter we became, the better we could cooperate.

The point was to see someone posting that humans don't have intelect and can't create art, then someone stating the obvious and then climbtree not doign either of those things and figuring out what the topic was all about

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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tuxedo marx

#22 December 06, 2009, 08:38:09 pm

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i'm glad this was approached in a non-leading fashion

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Mince Wobley

#23 December 06, 2009, 08:42:40 pm

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Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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bonzi_buddy

#24 December 06, 2009, 09:31:14 pm

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I remember this awful pbs program where they had a bunch of idiots with glasses and sweaters sitting around a table masturbating and acting like they know things. they were talking about music, and one of the guys stroked his chin and said "one of the major differences between animals and humans is that humans have the capacity to enjoy music" then he smirked and his friend giggled and they finished each other off.

downplaying is common

Last Edit: December 06, 2009, 09:32:56 pm by bonzi_buddy

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Kaworu

#25 December 06, 2009, 09:38:15 pm

kaworu*Sigh*Isnt he the cutest person ever
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the elephant is most likely following a set pattern it's been taught. It's done many paintings paintings, prettymuch all of the same pose, in the same manner. It's a very human-y image. It's still a pretty cool feat, but it doesn't know it's painting an elephant. Unlike say Michael the gorilla wherehis paintings are really fresh, abstract and animalistic (some of them actually remind me of the stuff captain beefheart did as a painter) and clearly not devised by someone to get tourists in.
(I spent ages reading about this kinda stuff during the summer)
Elephants are cool and really intelligent/altruistic and shit, but nah this kinda thing is bogus.

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im_so_tired

#26 December 06, 2009, 09:44:33 pm

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today i watched a squirrel place multiple nuts on a large leaf, wrap the leaf up and then he looked at me with big eyes and stopped. but it kind of looked like he was making a sack of nuts. you might say a nutsack.

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bonzi_buddy

#27 December 06, 2009, 10:00:46 pm

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Quote from: Kaworu on December 06, 2009, 09:38:15 pm

the elephant is most likely following a set pattern it's been taught. It's done many paintings paintings, prettymuch all of the same pose, in the same manner. It's a very human-y image. It's still a pretty cool feat, but it doesn't know it's painting an elephant. Unlike say Michael the gorilla wherehis paintings are really fresh, abstract and animalistic (some of them actually remind me of the stuff captain beefheart did as a painter) and clearly not devised by someone to get tourists in.
(I spent ages reading about this kinda stuff during the summer)
Elephants are cool and really intelligent/altruistic and shit, but nah this kinda thing is bogus.

something broke inside me!! you bastard!!!!

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#28 December 06, 2009, 10:02:25 pm

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Quote from: bonzi_buddy on December 06, 2009, 10:00:46 pm

something broke inside me!! you bastard!!!!

looks like SOMEONE needs the morning after pill..

That’s right, you have the young gaming with the old(er), white people gaming with black people, men and women, Asian countries gaming with the EU, North Americans gaming with South Americans. Much like world sporting events like the Wolrd Cup, or the Olympics will bring together different nations in friendly competition, (note the recent Asian Cup; Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia, no violence there) we come together. The differences being, we are not divided by our nationalities and we do it 24-7, and on a personal level.

We are a community without borders and without colours, the spirit and diversity of the gaming community is one that should be looked up to, a spirit and diversity other groups should strive toward.

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Kaworu

#29 December 06, 2009, 10:06:24 pm

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Quote from: bonzi_buddy on December 06, 2009, 10:00:46 pm

something broke inside me!! you bastard!!!!

Sorry bud, but elephants are still cool, I've read about them burying their dead and stuff, and doing all crazy cool things.

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Frisky SKeleton

#30 December 06, 2009, 10:08:17 pm

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Quote from: Kaworu on December 06, 2009, 09:38:15 pm

the elephant is most likely following a set pattern it's been taught. It's done many paintings paintings, prettymuch all of the same pose, in the same manner. It's a very human-y image. It's still a pretty cool feat, but it doesn't know it's painting an elephant.

ceci n'est pas une elephant

I USE Q'S INSTEQD OF Q'S

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Mama Luigi

#31 December 07, 2009, 12:07:48 am

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http://griefchat.org/members/adolf/images/loyal.jpg
Warning: ;__;

When you consider the photo I've posted, the bird video posted above, what we know about dolphins and elephants, etc... I think the answer is pretty obvious. Some animals do exhibit intelligence and complex emotions.

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the_bub_from_the_pit

#32 December 07, 2009, 02:18:40 am

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the_bub_from_the_pit

#33 December 07, 2009, 02:18:58 am

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POST CUTE VIDS

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Parker

#34 December 07, 2009, 08:59:37 am

more cowbell!
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Quote from: DietCoke on December 06, 2009, 08:15:18 pm

also: dolphinsex.org

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Sapsuker

#35 December 07, 2009, 03:41:02 pm

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lets list animals that tom clancy is better than

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#36 December 07, 2009, 04:52:03 pm

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list of animals that tom clancy is better than:

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The Dude

#37 December 07, 2009, 05:42:22 pm

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he's better than the tom clancy, which is a sort of maggot crossed with an octopus.

Last Edit: December 07, 2009, 05:50:50 pm by The Dude

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EvilDemonCreature

#38 December 08, 2009, 03:18:00 am

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Umm, I thought we always knew that animals could think. That's what their brains are their for right? The semantics didn't ever seem all that important to me, since the degree of thought expressed by an organism is always unique to the organism being observed, even within the same species or family.

I mean, if there are already humans out there that simply don't think in any capacity (Tom Clancy), then it's not a far stretch to assume that there are animals that actually can think in various capacities matching our own (If not actually exceeding them).

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Farren

#39 December 08, 2009, 03:40:58 am

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fuck yall splintercell was terific stroyteling

DEUCE: MEETING THE URINE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND REALIZING IT'S JUST LIKE ME AND MY PREJUDICES THIS WHOLE TIME WERE COMPLETELY FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF PTTTTHTHTHH GOD IT'S EVERYWHERE<br />DEUCE: FUCK THIS TASTES LIKE PISS<br />PANTS: WHERE IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE COTTON CANDY OR PICKLES<br />DEUCE: OR AT LEAST LIKE URINE NOT PISS

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Warped655

#40 December 08, 2009, 05:02:09 am

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Quote from: JOJOFACE on December 07, 2009, 08:59:37 am

i clicked this

As did I... as did I...

I'd say animals are intelligent. I KNOW they have the capacity to learn things at least through imitation. and at humans do that with MOST of the things that they learn. They aren't on the same level as us at all, however. Don't get me wrong, I wish this wasn't the case but it pretty much is. How awesome would it be if we could have talking pets? actually, maybe it'd be weird... I dunno.

Also, on the topic of Tom Clancy, I've never read anything by him. but I imagine I should disregard most of what you guys say about him and his books. You kind of get into a mob mentality and love to hate things/people(yourselves?).

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