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Will Cuppy

If an animal does something, we call it instinct if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

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The quote highlights a double standard in how we view behavior based on who performs it, suggesting that similar actions are judged differently depending on whether an animal or a human does them. It points out that what we admire as intelligence in ourselves is often dismissed as mere instinct when seen in animals.

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