I have confectioned a theory HP which is a set of principles which predict general trends of human behaviour however it has an extremely big limitation which I have not been able to solve. What is intelligence? Where does it come from, what determnines intellect? Do animals have conscioness, what do humans have that allow for consciousness to araise?
The theory has been quite an empirical success thus far and I have been able to go very far ignoring this problem but unless it is solved I cannot predict human actions more precisely.
So what would you define intellingence to be? What is intelligence?
Right now. I’m learning exactly that in one of my classes. What is intelligence? We’ve been tough a few theoretical models but I don’t know what is the general consensus in the present.
On a side note, intelligence and consciousness are two different things.
Yes, animals seem to have consciousness. How do we know? Behavior, analogy, parsimony
This may be conventional, but, I could say:
Intelligence has to do with how a large large amount of neurons interact with eachother.
That doesn’t completely make sense to me.
On second thought, intelligence is dependant on all the bodily organs and systems.
It’s a sophisticated reaction to being and body and self.
i’d also like to add that there are different forms of intelligence, and one can be weak or retarded in one form (say theoretical intelligence) and be genius at another (practical intelligence)
For me, simply put, intelligence is having the capacity to gather in information and then knowing how to use it!
Without the latter, there is no intelligence. It’s no more then than a light that hasn’t been plugged in nor turned on.
Not true. An autistic person does not known how to use certain pieces of information (for instance social norms or etiquette) and yet they can be genius in a specific subject.
They can even be unaware of how to use the subject they’re great at or understand its implications.
Well you are the one who supposedly has a theory so I assume you have already defined those two terms. If you think they’re the same thing which I never seen anyone claim, then it seems to me that the you’re the one who has some explaining to do.
Anyway, it seems pretty obvious to me that they are 2 different things. A retard is conscious. An animal is conscious. Both have an inferior intelligence when compared to you and me.
but just to say something the theory is simple and predicts very straightforward things except for some like, everyone is born as a neutral sex, the preference is then determined by association during the post natal phase. and i have been able to use it to predict what happens to a person that dies, does heaven exist or not for example. the conclusion was that your last thought is eternal.
for now it is developing really, I have two great obstacles, I have to solve the argument empirism againts rationalism, space time and energy relationship, and intelligence since they are all are a potentia,l threat to it.
Doesn’t an entity need to be conscious in order to be intelligent? And shouldn’t we realize that man isn’t the only intelligent animal–and may not be even the ‘most’ intelligent animal, in the general scheme of things?
If you agree that Man isn’t the only intelligent animal, and that consciousness is necessary for intelligence, then your question, “…what do humans have that allow for consciousness to araise?” becomes moot, doesn’t it?
Suggestion: Make two lists. label the first list: “What do Humans Have” and the second list “What do Other Intelligent Animals Have” That might get you closer to your answer.
I have not said consciousness and intelligence are the same thing I just wanted to obtain a definition from you. you cannot assume that i simply know what you mean by intelligence, then this entire web page would be moronic( there would not be anything to discuss).