Convergence or divergence? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, September 13, 2013, 22:16 (4089 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: So let me ask you again whether you would accept that cells (and ants) are intelligent, with the proviso that your God invented their intelligence and occasionally guides it.-To repeat: God gave the cells and ants information and generally automatic responses to received information. This is not really intelligence. The ant looks for landmarks to find his way home to the nest. This has been shown. Does he automatically respond to the landmark or does he proceed with some thought? My guess is it is all automatic. He processed a memory of landmarks and responded to them to return. This is not intelligence. On the other hand, reported in the last couple days, orangutans appear to plan out the next day's travel. Higher organisms have a degree of intelligence, no doubt.