[CP5670]

First of all, the very example is stupid because you can't write with your feat and second, it is called a record because a record is: an account of information or facts, set down in writing as a means of preserving knowledge. And so, tell me what kind of knowlege does a monkeys footprint preserve?

That a monkey was there and walked in a certain way? An astute detective might see much more in it. Writing is to "form characters or symbols on a surface with an instrument" and anything can be a symbol, so this certainly qualifies.

It is true...but the point is that you don't understand the point. As for levels... you are allready waaaay down below.

I think your earlier remarks around here say it all about your arguing skills. Sorry if I am laughing here, but it's really funny how you get into arguments with people all the time while having nothing to defend and end up just making a fool of yourself; I have seen this happen around here countless times.

I didn't say you have to care.

In that case, there was no reason to post about it, eh?

[TrashMan]

Sigh....As I said earlyer...states are unimportant...Only people are important...only life is important... ALL LIFE!!!!

Who are we to say that human lives have more worth than animal ones? We say that becoause we control the planet....Do animals think so? Will aliens think so?
Maby they'll kill us and leave the animals....

Humans have to get down from their high horse.....
Rescpect life! Rescpect nature! And other stufff like that...

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by Razor

First of all, the very example is stupid because you can't write with your feat and second, it is called a record because a record is: an account of information or facts, set down in writing as a means of preserving knowledge. And so, tell me what kind of knowlege does a monkeys footprint preserve?

You'd be surprised what information can be gleaned from footprints. Studies of Dinosaur trackways have given information about speed, behaviour (It is primarily Trackway evidence that suggests Sauropods travelled in Herds, and, despite the massive size difference, they were hunted by Allosaurs), anatonomy (The coparison between the fopotprint and the foot bones tells us about posture and the way the skin and flesh attatched itself to the foot). I'd assume Monkey footprints could tell us the same sorts of things, people just don't bother as there are living monkeys to study.

Admittedly, it's not knowledge being stored, but it is information...

[Sandwich]

For the record, your definition of record-keeping is too narrow... record keeping should be defined as the purposeful recording of something, not an accidental footprint in the mud. Dinosaurs did not keep records when they left footprints everywhere. But a socienty out in the next galaxy over that bypasses paper and pen and goes directly to electronic methods of data accumulation would not be considered to be "writing stuff down", literally.

[kode]

Originally posted by CP5670



In that case, there was no reason to post about it, eh?

oh, no... because all we ever do here is post things for you to read.

[Nico]

her... about that monkey civilisation ****.
first you'd have to get the monkeys to live as a community. largest mon,keys communities are, what, of a dozen of individuals? come back when they all live together.
ants and bees are serious challengers to being civilisations. they communicate between them and between hives, which makes for a more elaborte society already ( apes can communicate between individuals, if you can say the fact that screamin after the other coz he's coming too close his called communication ).
oh, and CP: written record implies a will to. walking in dog's crap certainly isn't the result of the will of writing down the proof of one's existence
Your logic is so one sided I could cry.

[Razor]

Originally posted by Venom

Your logic is so one sided I could cry.

Hey don't critisize. He is a math geek, but he is also very impressed with the advanced monkey way of communication. Who knows, footprints in the crap today, monkey quantum comm tech tomorrow. Maybe CP will be the promoter of the first super-advanced monkey civilization, so don't be too hard on him.

Oh and about Math and Logic (a chapter), he surely can look at things from many different aspects rather than just one, Venom.

[Razor]

WOW!
This is outstanding CP.
What does it say? What does it say?

[Unknown Target]

And Unknown Target entered the thread, and spoketh the mighty words:

wtf?

[Sandwich]

Shut Up.