Thread: Seriousness What is it that makes us human?
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Old 04-28-2009, 06:27 AM   #103
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
Why do you think it is hard to explain this using a model that does not require the ability to reason about time (reason about future outcome)?
How would it possible to do this without prior analysis of the situation?
Crow A: Has some food and wants to hide it
Crow B: watching A

IF A sees B watching her - she will either hide the food, then chase B away, then rehide the food. Or she will hide something else (speculating that B tries to get to this deposit) and then (when B is away) hide the food.

If A does not see B watching her - she will hide the food directly.

This is interpreted as A speculating about the knowledge of B - and the impact her action has on B prior to doing so.
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