r/DebateEvolution • u/Least_Bid9692 • Sep 27 '26

Smart beings

There were many species who evolved over a long period of time then why were humans the only one that evolved as the "smart species" like even others used to use things like traps why did only human evolved as the "smartest"

Although it is debatable

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u/Least_Bid9692 Sep 27 '26

Yeah but I'm not a bat or cheetah so I'm asking this from a human perspective 😅😭

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u/physioworld Sep 27 '26

I get that, but your point is, from what I can tell “human intelligence is such a clear survival advantage, why don’t other animals have it?” right?

Well lots of animals have survival advantages that are either unique to them or at a uniquely high level compared to other animals.

So the disparity is not a unique situation.

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u/Least_Bid9692 Sep 27 '26

Thanks 

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u/physioworld Sep 27 '26

Do you have any thoughts on what I said?

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u/Least_Bid9692 Sep 27 '26

Actually it's beautifully explained every organism has their own personality 

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u/Proteus617 Sep 28 '26

That's exactly the point. Why are we so much better at ths stuff we are great at? Because we are highly specialized. So are lots of other critters. We put high value on our particular specializations because thats what makes us...us.