Originally Posted by
AProudLefty
Is intelligence a byproduct of evolution? What about personal identity?
To describe what "personal identity" is, it's when you are aware of you.
Intelligence and personal identity are two separate things.
As time has gone by we've discovered that other beings besides ourselves are both intelligent and possess sense of self/self-awareness. Our parrots definitely possess both these traits.
Intelligence is an evolutionary trait that increases the likelihood of a species surviving long enough to pass along their genes.
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
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