Wolfram's physics project (@stephen_wolfram) has a peculiar conjecture that reducible computation emerges out of irreducible computation. Biological cognition perhaps is based on analogous principles. The complexity of cells lead to the behavior of brains.
It's a bit more ominous than that. We also conquered the world because our collective action drove out cultures that would fundamentally be more in balance with nature, humans that were fundamentally stronger and healthier and likely smarter, like the hunter gathers, neanderthals
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My argument is that collective behavior trumped individual physical prowess. Homo sapiens bested the other humanoids on the planet.
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Not sure this is true. By the numbers, yes, but people are obviously holding back. By the numbers argument you could say that chickens are a more successful species than humans. Otherwise, we would not have such an idiot as a "leader" of the free world.
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