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devoply
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Great apes appear to have “theory of mind”
We need to genetically engineer all apes and monkeys towards human levels of intelligence. It's their only hope for survival and a great hope to change our politics for the better incorporating more of nature into our civilizations.
coldtea
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Sounds more like their only hope for becoming slaves in a dystopian future human society...
ahje
on Oct 1, 2019
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Or they could be the ones we hand over the planet to when we leave.
devoply
on Oct 1, 2019
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Better a slave ape that can rebel, hello Planet of the Apes and Monkeys, than an extinct ape.
TeMPOraL
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David Brin's
Uplift
saga is essentially about that. Highly recommended.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_Universe
etaioinshrdlu
on Oct 1, 2019
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It's interesting to think that, perhaps, racism millions of years ago is why we even have distinct ape species.
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