Sorry Simon, didn't mean to ignore you.

In answer I don't know of a definition of intelligence. I know some-ones going to jump in with the Turing test, but that is a very specific test.

I think the real question is where do we set the benchmark.

Is an ant inteligent because it can perform certain tasks. A bird, A Dog, A Dolphin, An Ape, A Human, or must it be able to outsmart us before we will admit that it's inteligent?

I know I'm posing more questions and not answering any, but that's because I don't have the answers. Does anyone out there?

SD