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Originally Posted by Derek Roddy
In fact, any paper ever written on the subject tells us their capability and what and how we understand them....If YOU understand what you're reading.
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All the papers I found on the subject have been very careful to state the limitations of research in this area and concede the fact that we cannot know these things for sure. I've noticed the same among the textbooks I have around from both me and my roommate(my major is biochemistry and hers is psychology). I have, however, seen other books before(in elementary school) which make "definitive" claims about reptile intelligence and emotional capacity, but back then I wasn't interested in checking author reputability so I can't say much about those. And I guess I haven't read "every paper ever written", but the papers I found do fall under that category. If you've misunderstood something, I can pull up excerpts from the papers to clear things up.
If this 'Reptile Biology' book you've recommended has solid evidence of your claims, I'd be very interested in checking it out. I'll need to know the author(s) and edition number in order to find the one you're talking about. Please share.
I'm not trying to debunk your opinion; there's plenty of
evidence to back it up. However, these blanket statements about science in general and your overall attitude towards the concepts of proof and evidence are not helping your case. Make what conclusions you like based on the evidence we have, but please accept the limitations of current research. Just telling people "you're wrong because SCIENCE" is not a constructive argument. You want to aim for something more like "I'm more likely right because evidence A,B,C" and/or "You're probably wrong because evidence D,E,F"
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