[Avodah] moon and sun

[Zev Sero]

On 25/08/2011 8:13 AM, kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
> Yes, of course intelligent beings obey the laws of gravity. But our
> motions aren't always predictable. It is the very UNpredictability of
> our motion that demonstrates intelligence.

Hmm, so if were were stranded in space with a plentiful supply of air,
food, water, entertainment, etc., enough to live for some time, but no
jet pack or other means of propulsion, we'd suddenly lose our intelligence?!
Is a person paralysed in bed somehow less intelligent than one who walks
around?


> Trees also remain in one predictable place forever. But "chai nosay es
> atzmo" - only someone in the animal kingdom (or above) can pick himself
> up and move elsewhere.

And yet a turkey is not noticeably more intelligent than a tree.  So
self-directed motion is not a test of intelligence.


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