Comment by antisthenes
4 days ago
> I don't disagree with any of this, but what is the utility of viewing this ability as "more advanced"?
Because that's the most accurate description of what it is. The more accurately you describe something, the more effectively you communicate, an aspect of more advanced cognition.
It's only accurate if you understand what the meaning of advanced is, and it has no clear semantics or referent. It's a floating signifier.