{"id":526475,"date":"2021-05-19T16:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=526475"},"modified":"2021-05-19T16:36:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:36:01","slug":"humans-are-smart-crabs-are-dumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/humans-are-smart-crabs-are-dumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Humans Are Smart. Crabs Are Dumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhumans-are-smart-crabs-are-dumb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=526475&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-52818816-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Earlier this week, an \u201cAssistant Professor of Biology\u201d went viral after they shared a video of a crab hastily building a sand-based lodging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBut humans are the most advanced species,\u201d the Twitter user added, mockingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c(we are not: no species is more \u2018advanced\u2019 than any other. each species is uniquely adapted to its environment. This crab could judge any other species for their inability to build sand houses etc. as being \u2018less advanced.\u2019 It\u2019s all a matter of perspective),\u201d they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.6153846153846\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(we are not: no species is more &#8216;advanced&#8217; than any other. each species is uniquely adapted to its environment. This crab could judge any other species for their inability to build sand houses etc. as being &#8216;less advanced.&#8217; It&#8217;s all a matter of perspective)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Ocean Exploration (@RebeccaRHelm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaRHelm\/status\/1393748122241744896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Call me old fashioned, but I believe humans are more advanced than this crab. Or, indeed, any crab. Or, in fact, any other living thing on this planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes, it\u2019s impressive that this crab is able to build a basic load-bearing structure with its claws in a visually-appealing circular design. But did the crab even seek permission from local authorities for construction to begin? How does the crab intend to leave? Smash his way out and then rebuild the roof every day? And don\u2019t even get me started on the lack of indoor plumbing, presumably forcing the crab to live in its own waste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also, let\u2019s debunk the argument that \u201cthis crab could judge any other species for their inability to build sand houses \u2026 as being \u2018less advanced.\u2019\u201d A human child could build this sand castle, and much more, with little help. Introduce some rudimentary tools, and the quality and safety of the structure would vastly improve. If we were to introduce a modicum of thought into the mix, the human would build a house on a platform above sea level, improving their chances of avoiding being washed away into the ocean and immediately consumed by a sea-dwelling monster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By any objective metric, this is actually one dumb crab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But let\u2019s also raise an important factor here \u2014 consciousness. Yes, it\u2019s somewhat impressive for the crab to achieve this feat of construction, but what sparked this action? Was it a blind and robotic event fueled by genetic pre-coding? Or did that crab wake up that day, brush its claws, and decide to move?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If we\u2019re comparing species in terms of advanced capabilities, surely the <em>decision<\/em> to develop such capabilities is the most impressive of all? After all, we can\u2019t compare the physical flying abilities of birds and humans, but it\u2019s clearly more impressive that humans decided to build their own flying machines, while roasting any birds that made any disparaging comments with potatoes and gravy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes, every living being in nature has evolved as a more effective version of past versions of its own species. But humans are the only ones to do so consciously, with the intention of self-development \u2014 often despite severe physical weakness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s why we\u2019re the most advanced. Because we decided to be so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, an \u201cAssistant Professor of Biology\u201d went viral after they shared a video of a crab hastily building a sand-based lodging.\u201cBut humans are the most advanced species,\u201d the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893651,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-526475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}