Why does it seem like we can improve our bench press, minutes-per-mile, or alcohol tolerance much more than we can increase our IQ? Can a person with a 100 IQ get a 120 score after training? 130? Seems quite believable to me.
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It's not analogous because muscles aren't a limited system. You build new muscle tissue This is extremely rare in animals and is a consequence of humans having varied roles and the danger of starvation - it lets your body cheap out on expensive muscle tissue that would be unused
But, don't you think something new is being built within the brain? Interesting re: animals.
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So, I'm pretty sure I could train an ape to get stronger, but I kind of feel like I could do the same with a dog as well. It's not that animals can't train their bodies or minds, it's that they just don't.
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I don't think you can train a gorilla to be stronger - at least it's not something that anyone has ever proven possible Animals will adapt to circumstances but not by training exactly; birds get fatter in the winter, animals will lose fat under predator threat Training=signal
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