Spooky Feed #47

Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definitions. - Mentat Text One (decto)

They say the strength of human beings could never match those of animals like elephants, bears, bulls, lions and those which I did not mention. They say the speed of human beings could never match a leopard's or any fast animals I didn't bother to state. They say human beings could never swim faster than sea creatures. What I've said is of course, on the average. Perhaps we human beings really are inferior than certain animals in each attribute. And we might not be correct if we say that we are smarter than animals. One fine example is, a human vs any animal, the human alone, without any gadgets or stuff, and the animal also alone. If disaster strikes somewhere, the animals could feel it and "evacuate" before the disaster reaches the area, but the human could not feel anything and could only spot the incoming disaster when it's rather close. And the animals win the humans once again. But the point is, "without any gadgets or stuff". If the human have a disaster tracking and alert system, he/she could also evacuate from the area early. And who is the one who invented and built the disaster tracking and alert system? That's right, humans. Us. It's not about being the superior or inferior kind. But we humans have the ability to learn, and put our learning into practical use and could surpass any skill of any form. Technology is one very good example. Strength, speed, vision, the ability to stay underwater, the ability to fly, whatever. Television, Google maps, news, oxygen mask and tank, aeroplanes... Maybe you'd ask why are we doing maths and science and geography and social studies and whatever... It is for the world's progress in the near future. Who's gonna do it? Not the polar bears in the North and South Poles, not the leopards, not the sharks, not the elephants. But us humans. We are made for such things. And that's the purpose of education.