Swimme 5: Life to Human

What makes us different from our ancestors the apes and primates? The genetic mutation that gave rise to the human also gave us curiosity. This fascination with the world around us, Swimme explains, may be the defining characteristic of what it means to be human. Our capacity for wonder, awe, play and astonishment eventually lead to an ability to share those experiences with language. With the development of language comes a change in life itself, as learning now becomes part of the evolution of our species. (With mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme). For more information, visit www.global-mindshift.org

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[jenniferjones1000]

As always, Brian Swimme gives us a glimpse into the miracles of our universe!

EXCELLENT!

[Slavesrevolt]

I have seen experiments where a chicken was taught to recognize words.

I like the fact that we have taught dolphins 1000 words and ways to become suicide bombers for the navy but we don't understand one word they are saying to us. We are twisted.

Just more evidence of our desire to control rather than conform.

[robbiepat]

Neotony = An extended "Open" space to learn by playing - But then we invent School - where we shut done play and so maybe play curiosity and wonder

[slapcompany]

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[Hrimpurstala]

@JAYDUBYAH29

The relationship isn't so simple. Examine a small song bird flying through a bush and then study aerodynamics - you'll find that the computational ability and flight control abilities are far beyond what people or robots can achieve.

Language is a freak adaptation, a new kind of networking ability that uses noise to spread information between individuals. In itself it isn't complicated. What is special about humans is that we find such noise so useful. Hence why we're good at it.

[JAYDUBYAH29]

@ziaparker

cultural assumption? come on... of course animals have language it is just extremely rudimentary, instinctive and a reflection of much less complex and self-aware brains. there is no cultural assumption there - simple biology. language has it's origin in the brain - the more complex the brain the more complex the language.... ruff, ruff, howwwwwl becomes shakespeare...

[Bognarfan]

This reflects what Jung said about the "Collective Experience" of the mind. Fascinating how these thoughts converge.

[WLDInternationale]

He's right. There is no such thing as original thought. All which you know, which is acculative knowledge is derived from experience of that knowledge at first hand as a child observed from looking at others or learning from another.

[bloodcream]

While I believe he´s onto something concidering human intelligence, the assumption that only humans have language is plain wrong. However, we have taken the language further than any other species, in terms of storing and making knowledge available to ourselves.

I think people often fail in two ways:

Nr.1. Giving other species humanlike qualities which they dont have.

Nr.2. Failing to see/denying qualities other species actually DO have, in fear of doing nr.1

[Fendefadst]

As we are all one, it is the ONE that likes to express it self through everything, the variety, even in terms of vertical complexity, is an enrichment, To deny evolution and human complexity is to deny the greatness of a part of existence, a form form of existential fashism, kinda like anti-civilatory ecofashism, both divides the world in good and bad, just as much as the dogmas they try to oppose, mirroring them without surpassing them.

[neostryke]

I think if people start to really use psychology to understand our own functions in terms of language, then we'll be able to recognize that language system used by animals. I personally believe animals DO have a language -- are we humans arrogant to accept it, and just want to be... superior? I think yes.