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I see my mistake. A creature IN-capable of thought (…) doesn’t have any, making his incapacity for comparing them with anything, moot. -
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50I say empathy predates theory of mind by many millennia. — Vera Mont
The origins of both theory of mind and empathy go back about 5-6 million years ago.
"Homo sapiens" translates to "wise man"
The species Homo sapiens dates back about 200,000 years ago.
We're also very big on wishful thinking. — Vera Mont
That's true.
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