At what point do chimps become smarter than humans?

Question

i mean in terms of baby chimp, baby human. --> 'teenage' chimp, teenage human --> adult chimp, adult human.

at any of these points is the chimp more mentally advanced than the human?

Answer 1

hopefully never

Answer 2

When they make the super-monkeys and the become intelligent enough to use guns and drive cars and begin a monkey society to mimic ours then finally they will erase all of humanity, but only I and now you can prevent this from happening....

Answer 3

I think you mean did instead of do!

Answer 4

when the human is mentally retarded or a baby.  or old and senile.  i bet chips are all smarter than those people...which makes you wonder, if they are more intelligent than those people, shouldn't they be extended the same rights?

Answer 5

There is no reason to assume that chimps haven't reached the level that is adapted to their environment already.  There are trade offs with big brains.  It takes a huge amount of energy to maintain the brain, not to mention having to lug around a big head.  Chimps are already extremely intelligent creatures and are supremely adapted to their environment.  They are not pointed in an evolutionary sense toward us.  This is an incorrect assumption IMO.

Answer 6

in order for this to happen, social darwinism would have to be completely discredited.

Answer 7

You are asking the question from a human point of view. If a chimp is asking another chimp the same question what answer would the chimp give?

Answer 8

Chimps, like people, have a long childhood - five years of suckling and sleeping in their mothers' nests at night. After the birth of a new baby, an older child remains emotionally dependent on its mother and continues to travel with her for the next three to four years. Bonds formed between mother and offspring and between siblings during this intense association period are likely to persist throughout life. This long childhood is as important for the chimp as for the human child. A young chimp has much to learn. And because of the chimp's fascination with the behavior of others and ability to imitate and practice observed actions, certain patterns are passed from one generation to the next. Many aspects of chimpanzee behavior and social relations, emotional expression and needs, and intellectual abilities are similar to humans. There are, in particular, close parallels between the chimpanzee infant and the human child. Both have the capacity for endless romping and play, are highly curious, learn by observation and imitation, and above all, need constant reassurance and attention. For both, affectionate physical contact is essential for healthy development.

Answer 9

it doesn't work that way.

until about age 4, chimps are developing faster, mentally and physically than the human child.

then the human starts developing faster mentally and the chimp only develops a little more physically.

Answer 10

Prof sigmund Chimply-Bonobo writes: Hoo Hoo Har Har Har Hoo Hoo Har Har Har Hoo Hoo Hoo! (d**n it I haven't got opposable thumbs) (but my balls are massive)

Answer 11

Some chimps are smarter than some humans now.

Answer 12

Whose to say that they arent already... d**n dirty apes.

Youd think their babies would develop survival instincts before humans though.

Answer 13

Usually about 7 or 8 pm Eastern time, when the reality shows start!