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by eighthnate 3224 days ago
> Animals don't think, because thinking requires language and abstract brain circuitry which animals still didn't evolve.

Animals certainly can think. And they have limited language, certainly not as complex as ours, but they are capable of communicating with each other.

Just because humans are much smarter doesn't mean animals don't think.

> Look at toddlers to grasp what it means.

Toddlers certainly think, though not on the same level as older children and adults. And certainly many animals like chimps, pigs and crows can think better than toddlers.

> Animals only feel.

If animals only felt and couldn't think, how can they think to use tools?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/this-cro...

https://youtu.be/DDmCxUncIyc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals

https://youtu.be/5Cp7_In7f88