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From: "Raymond J Nawara Jr." <dreck@rahul.net>
Subject: Re: Intelligence
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Eli Balin (elibalin@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu) wrote:

: Intelligence denotes the capacity to adapt the environment to suit 
: onesself and to find and create order where none is apparent.

That can describe most animals, and some non-animals.

(birds build nests, creating order where none is apparent and
adapting thier environment to suit thier needs.)

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-- Dreck
