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To: cosmicforce who wrote (7689)	3/6/2001 4:18:09 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

Disagree. Refer to definition of intelligence: To acquire and use knowledge. It has done this. You just don't recognize it as intelligence. The corn has not acquired of used knowledge nor does it possess any. Which definition of knowledge has the corn gained? Main Entry: knowl.edge Pronunciation: 'nä-lij Function: noun Etymology: Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen Date: 14th century 1 obsolete : COGNIZANCE 2 a (1) : the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2) : acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique b (1) : the fact or condition of being aware of something (2) : the range of one's information or understanding c : the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning : COGNITION d : the fact or condition of having information or of being learned 3 archaic : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE 4 a : the sum of what is known : the body of truth, information, and principles acquired by mankind b archaic : a branch of learning synonyms KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, ERUDITION, SCHOLARSHIP mean what is or can be known by an individual or by mankind. KNOWLEDGE applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience . LEARNING applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling . ERUDITION strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning . SCHOLARSHIP implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation . Because the first definition was just a synonym I will provide a definition for that word as well. Main Entry: cog.ni.zance Pronunciation: 'käg-n&-z&n(t)s Function: noun Etymology: Middle English conisaunce, from Middle French conoissance, from conoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere Date: 14th century 1 : a distinguishing mark or emblem (as a heraldic bearing) 2 a : KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS b : NOTICE, ACKNOWLEDGMENT 3 : JURISDICTION, RESPONSIBILITY