Into the Void

On the question of animal intelligence

I believe that the answer is to treat all animals as humans and to provide vocational rehab for those who have trouble functioning in human society.

- me, 25 Apr 88 20:03:56 GMT in sci.bio
Are Animals Patentable?

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Into the Void » Blog Archive » Koko the Gorilla Says:
December 11th, 2005 at 1:31 am
[...] Refer back to a previous posting. I would like to point out that the wording on Koko’s site was that a 100 IQ is “normal.” What it really is, is average. 78% of the human population is in the range of 80 to 120 points. Another way to look at it is that with a 70 IQ Koko might get through the 6th grade and could hold a job doing simple tasks in a supervised environment. With an IQ of 80, she might be able to complete the 7th grade and work unsupervised in an unskilled job - washing dishes, say. With an IQ of 90 she might graduate high school and be capable of working a semi-skilled job. In reality, of course, her language limitations might make this difficult. I used the bottom of the ability ranges here. With a 95 IQ, Koko might be able to earn a college degree if she were motivated. “Fine Animal Gorilla have Liberal Arts degree. Welcome to Wal-Mart.” [...]

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