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5314163 No.5314163 [Reply] [Original]

you are now aware that Dolphins have both greater perception and greater intrinsic cognitive abilities.

but they are still not "conscious"

>> No.5314179

thank you grand OP you have elevated me to dolphin level

>> No.5314180

Go back to /v/

>> No.5314184

compare the frontal lobe, theirs is tiny.

>> No.5314194

>>5314163

If they're so smart how come they can't onto land?

>> No.5314196

on a serious note, though, why don't we turn this thread into the following inquiry:
how can we humans drive our evolution towards a higher Encephalization Quotient ?

http://scienceblogs.com/thoughtfulanimal/wp-content/blogs.dir/351/files/2012/04/i-0b7f9fda426d9887ae
79a6d402b505d8-EQ%20graph.jpg

>Encephalization is the folding of the brain and increases volume and surface area, which has been shown to correlate with intelligence. Roughly, encephalization is the degree to which an the brain size of a given animal is larger than would be predicted given the size of its body.

>> No.5314206

The dolphin brain is actually too large to be "optimal", the human brain is just right.

>> No.5314207

>>5314206

>the human brain is just right.

...says the human brain.

>> No.5314219

>>5314207


...not like there's anyone to argue that, is there?

>> No.5314235

>>5314206
>>5314207
>>5314219
click-click-click-click-click-@#$%-CLICK-click-click
-dolphin rebuttal

>> No.5314281

>>5314219
Well actually... Anyone saying human brain is "just right" might be blind. Or an idiot like you.

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5314295

I sense humans jelly that they can't communicate qualia telepathically. That's okay, a quick visit to the rape cave will set their worldview straight. Not that there are quick visits to the rape cave.

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>>5314295

>the rape cave

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5314310

>>5314307

w-where can I find a rape c-cave?...

>> No.5314311

>>5314310
build one of your own, it will be years before the authorities find out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzl_case
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Phillip-Garrido-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-kidnap-2376095.php

>> No.5314314

>>5314295
>Telepathy
No, but close.

Dolphin vocalizations very well may be even more efficient at communication than human language is.

http://www.furrydolphin.net/dolphins/dolphin-lang.html

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>>5314314
>/www.furrydolphin.net

How about no.

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5314327

>you are now aware that Dolphins have both greater perception and greater intrinsic cognitive abilities.

Which is why they are already being used in clandestine military experiments

>> No.5314344

>>5314184
This right here. It's all executive function.

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5314380

>>5314314

>/www.furrydolphin.net

I'm going in.

>> No.5314412

>>5314327

>not fitting sonic weapons to dolphins and then have them sneak up near unsuspecting vessels and rip them apart

>> No.5314813

>>5314412
>not taming giant squids and then having them kill the dolphins

>> No.5314825

I love shelled pistachios.

Whoever first made shelled pistachios was a genius.

Humans are smarter than dolphins.

That's it. That is my entire argument.

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5314876

Speaking of dolphins, anyone knows the name of this game? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKXJdjQ2mzo&t=3m27s

pic related

>> No.5314901

Goddammit Carl. Stop samefagging this thread to the front page.

>> No.5314902

>implying Carl doesn't use trip

>> No.5314938

>>5314311
he's talking about dolphins...

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5315129

>>5314380
>>5314324
Yep, it's exactly what you think it is . . .
A deeply-involved discussion of information theory.

>> No.5315188

>>5314235

Go ahead stupid human, decode the encrypted message in your head in less than two seconds like dolphins do.

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>> No.5315236

>>5315206
I for one welcome our new elephant and dolphin overlords.

>> No.5315292

But why would an invading army bring a bunch of whales and elephants along for the ride?

Anyone have size of big ass whale?

>> No.5315296

But they are not rational creatures.