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Human-like intelligence in animals is far more common than we thought (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 5 months ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/science

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[–] pbjamm 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Science was so sure mankind was unique it was unwilling to see reality

That was mainly religions influence. Observations that did not conform with what they "knew" from the bible had to have another explanation.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago

I sorta agree.

Unfortunately modern science is slow to change ideas it has accepted in the past.

Neil Degrass Tyson did an interesting talk on the % of religion in science. Based in the US. And it basically indicated that the higher you get. The lower the odds you belie in religiose ideals.

But the levels were pretty high until the top. And still not 0 then.

I personally think (opinion not fact) this has left us with a community. That hesitates to challenge science on religion alone. IE we don't see ideas thrown out when it is clear religion was involved in forming them. But instead only when clear evidence refutes them.

In my less the humble opinion. This leaves science with a few old ~~wives~~ nuns tails. That are still followed 400years after the 1689 acceptance of the scientific method.