TikkiTakiTomtom t1_j9tylzy wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Reply to comment by grandtheftbonsai in Do all thinking creatures on Earth use neurons? Does an example of non-neuron based biological "intelligence" exist? by Wun_Weg_Wun_Dar__Wun

But in essence. To “think” requires neurons. The answer would be yes. All things that think has neurons.

Uncynical_Diogenes t1_j9vmd2x wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:48 PM

Slime molds can, without your definition of “think”, design more parsimonious subway networks than I can, and I have a whole advanced primate brain I think with all the time.

Where do you draw the line between thought and intelligence? Abstract thought? Because no amount of abstract thought will make me better at designing the Tokyo subway system.