[ExI] "Animal-monitoring modules"?

Jef Allbright jef at jefallbright.net
Fri Sep 28 13:07:18 UTC 2007


On 9/28/07, Josh Cowan <jcowan5 at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> It won't come as a surprise humans are more attuned to spotting moving
> animals than moving minivans but a brain module just for such an event?
> hmmm? What if they had moved berry bushes or potential mates instead of
> minivans? Do other humans fall under this animal monitoring module?

I haven't read this item, but I would expect it's not so much an
"animal module" but rather an evolved sensitivity for perception of
intention and therefore intentional agents including animals, humans,
spirits, etc.

- Jef



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