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What If Animals Were As Intelligent As Human Beings | Azzahra Firdausya | TEDxBinusSchool


ever thought of a world where animals do

ever thought of a world where animals do what we do and just imagine them talking

what we do and just imagine them talking

what we do and just imagine them talking really the thing is I know for a fact

really the thing is I know for a fact

really the thing is I know for a fact that most of us have stumbled upon this

that most of us have stumbled upon this

that most of us have stumbled upon this idea as it has been portrayed in many

idea as it has been portrayed in many

idea as it has been portrayed in many movies especially cartoons you know in

movies especially cartoons you know in

movies especially cartoons you know in cartoons you see rats

cartoons you see rats

cartoons you see rats cooking meals opening their own

cooking meals opening their own

cooking meals opening their own restaurants and you see fish traveling

restaurants and you see fish traveling

restaurants and you see fish traveling miles and miles of distance across

miles and miles of distance across

miles and miles of distance across oceans just to search for their kids

oceans just to search for their kids

oceans just to search for their kids well of course we’ve seen movies where

well of course we’ve seen movies where

well of course we’ve seen movies where animals think like us but it wouldn’t be

animals think like us but it wouldn’t be

animals think like us but it wouldn’t be conceivable if it were to happen in real

conceivable if it were to happen in real

conceivable if it were to happen in real life right well the idea of this is just

life right well the idea of this is just

life right well the idea of this is just somehow strange animals just aren’t made

somehow strange animals just aren’t made

somehow strange animals just aren’t made like us they are made intelligent I mean

like us they are made intelligent I mean

like us they are made intelligent I mean they don’t read they can’t write nor can

they don’t read they can’t write nor can

they don’t read they can’t write nor can they give opinions like we do and so

they give opinions like we do and so

they give opinions like we do and so animals just base their actions on their

animals just base their actions on their

animals just base their actions on their instincts take my cat for example he’s a

instincts take my cat for example he’s a

instincts take my cat for example he’s a natural hunter he would hunt for food

natural hunter he would hunt for food

natural hunter he would hunt for food occasionally even though he’s a house

occasionally even though he’s a house

occasionally even though he’s a house cat and it would be unnecessary but he

cat and it would be unnecessary but he

cat and it would be unnecessary but he would still hunt because it’s just his

would still hunt because it’s just his

would still hunt because it’s just his instinct and so he would hunt for

instinct and so he would hunt for

instinct and so he would hunt for smaller animals and the disgusting part

smaller animals and the disgusting part

smaller animals and the disgusting part is I would just start finding dead

is I would just start finding dead

is I would just start finding dead cockroaches all over the floor or even

cockroaches all over the floor or even

cockroaches all over the floor or even gecko tails I mean yes of course they do

gecko tails I mean yes of course they do

gecko tails I mean yes of course they do things like us too they sleep they eat

things like us too they sleep they eat

things like us too they sleep they eat the poo and everything every basic

the poo and everything every basic

the poo and everything every basic things like that but they don’t really

things like that but they don’t really

things like that but they don’t really have jobs like us do they or do they do

have jobs like us do they or do they do

have jobs like us do they or do they do our daily activities of watching TV or

our daily activities of watching TV or

our daily activities of watching TV or reading a book that’s primarily what

reading a book that’s primarily what

reading a book that’s primarily what makes us different from them what if

makes us different from them what if

makes us different from them what if tomorrow every animal on the face of the

tomorrow every animal on the face of the

tomorrow every animal on the face of the earth would just

earth would just

earth would just being gifted with intelligence as high

being gifted with intelligence as high

being gifted with intelligence as high as ours you know suddenly as you come

as ours you know suddenly as you come

as ours you know suddenly as you come into your classroom your teacher is a

into your classroom your teacher is a

into your classroom your teacher is a bear or you come home to your pet just

bear or you come home to your pet just

bear or you come home to your pet just dining in your dining room with a spoon

dining in your dining room with a spoon

dining in your dining room with a spoon and a fork eating a meal while greeting

and a fork eating a meal while greeting

and a fork eating a meal while greeting you good evening

you good evening

you good evening maybe you might think come am i

maybe you might think come am i

maybe you might think come am i hallucinating or am I dreaming but

hallucinating or am I dreaming but

hallucinating or am I dreaming but really in this world you you’re just

really in this world you you’re just

really in this world you you’re just surrounded by animals and amidst them

surrounded by animals and amidst them

surrounded by animals and amidst them are little humans just like you and so

are little humans just like you and so

are little humans just like you and so imagine this with me imagine a world

imagine this with me imagine a world

imagine this with me imagine a world where animals do what we do and live our

where animals do what we do and live our

where animals do what we do and live our lives with our degree of intelligence

lives with our degree of intelligence

lives with our degree of intelligence how would they react to our treatment

how would they react to our treatment

how would they react to our treatment towards them over these fast millenniums

towards them over these fast millenniums

towards them over these fast millenniums no before I proceed I have a confession

no before I proceed I have a confession

no before I proceed I have a confession to make

to make

to make don’t get me wrong I’m not actually a

don’t get me wrong I’m not actually a

don’t get me wrong I’m not actually a vegetarian I eat meat and I do love it

vegetarian I eat meat and I do love it

vegetarian I eat meat and I do love it say if animals became intelligent then

say if animals became intelligent then

say if animals became intelligent then so many odd things would often occur if

so many odd things would often occur if

so many odd things would often occur if not all the time

not all the time

not all the time let’s say cows go grocery shopping well

let’s say cows go grocery shopping well

let’s say cows go grocery shopping well this may sound weird because but in this

this may sound weird because but in this

this may sound weird because but in this world just keep in mind that they can do

world just keep in mind that they can do

world just keep in mind that they can do what we do so let’s say cows go grocery

what we do so let’s say cows go grocery

what we do so let’s say cows go grocery shopping and they would come across a

shopping and they would come across a

shopping and they would come across a refrigerator filled with meat stacked

refrigerator filled with meat stacked

refrigerator filled with meat stacked over each other wrapped in plastic and

over each other wrapped in plastic and

over each other wrapped in plastic and they might be confused oh this looks

they might be confused oh this looks

they might be confused oh this looks like my flesh and zoom they’ll realize

like my flesh and zoom they’ll realize

like my flesh and zoom they’ll realize that it is and they’ll cry for help

that it is and they’ll cry for help

that it is and they’ll cry for help because who knows it might be their

because who knows it might be their

because who knows it might be their mother

mother

mother and so scenarios like this can make many

and so scenarios like this can make many

and so scenarios like this can make many animal species think of their own rights

animal species think of their own rights

animal species think of their own rights and this can lead can lead them

and this can lead can lead them

and this can lead can lead them to make new laws to protect themselves

to make new laws to protect themselves

to make new laws to protect themselves and they might charge us for different

and they might charge us for different

and they might charge us for different kinds of crimes we’ve committed against

kinds of crimes we’ve committed against

kinds of crimes we’ve committed against them all these years and so with this we

them all these years and so with this we

them all these years and so with this we can then be driven away from our one

can then be driven away from our one

can then be driven away from our one source of food which is meat

well besides vegetables but really who

well besides vegetables but really who cares about vegetables right so we can

cares about vegetables right so we can

cares about vegetables right so we can no longer taste beef as it would just

no longer taste beef as it would just

no longer taste beef as it would just seem like murder but instead what we can

seem like murder but instead what we can

seem like murder but instead what we can do is eat with them instead of eating

do is eat with them instead of eating

do is eat with them instead of eating them and while we do some of us might

them and while we do some of us might

them and while we do some of us might think about how good it would be to just

think about how good it would be to just

think about how good it would be to just eat some beef BBQ instead of this salted

eat some beef BBQ instead of this salted

eat some beef BBQ instead of this salted asparagus served in front of us I’m only

asparagus served in front of us I’m only

asparagus served in front of us I’m only about to turn 17 I mean I know I’m

about to turn 17 I mean I know I’m

about to turn 17 I mean I know I’m pretty young but I’ve always known

pretty young but I’ve always known

pretty young but I’ve always known what’s going on in this world

what’s going on in this world

what’s going on in this world well I’m no animal expert nor am I an

well I’m no animal expert nor am I an

well I’m no animal expert nor am I an environmental expert so I can’t be

environmental expert so I can’t be

environmental expert so I can’t be approving anything but the thing is if

approving anything but the thing is if

approving anything but the thing is if we’ve been observing closely anywhere

we’ve been observing closely anywhere

we’ve been observing closely anywhere around the world it’s just inevitable to

around the world it’s just inevitable to

around the world it’s just inevitable to use animals as another source of profit

use animals as another source of profit

use animals as another source of profit whether it be for entertainment or to be

whether it be for entertainment or to be

whether it be for entertainment or to be sold as products or to be experimented

sold as products or to be experimented

sold as products or to be experimented on you know I’d say it’s Mickey Mouse

on you know I’d say it’s Mickey Mouse

on you know I’d say it’s Mickey Mouse reveal he wouldn’t be as happy as seen

reveal he wouldn’t be as happy as seen

reveal he wouldn’t be as happy as seen on TV dancing around singing around if

on TV dancing around singing around if

on TV dancing around singing around if he were to see how we’ve been cheating

he were to see how we’ve been cheating

he were to see how we’ve been cheating mice you know they’re experimented on

mice you know they’re experimented on

mice you know they’re experimented on for products that we use they’re

for products that we use they’re

for products that we use they’re injected with chemicals to test for the

injected with chemicals to test for the

injected with chemicals to test for the carcinogenic properties and for this

carcinogenic properties and for this

carcinogenic properties and for this agreements between us and animals must

agreements between us and animals must

agreements between us and animals must be made in order to avoid any chaos or

be made in order to avoid any chaos or

be made in order to avoid any chaos or maybe it wouldn’t have to be made really

maybe it wouldn’t have to be made really

maybe it wouldn’t have to be made really because really who knows what would

because really who knows what would

because really who knows what would happen right in third or fourth grade I

happen right in third or fourth grade I

happen right in third or fourth grade I first learned about the tropical

first learned about the tropical

first learned about the tropical rainforest and

rainforest and

rainforest and ranging amount of species living in it

ranging amount of species living in it

ranging amount of species living in it you know sloths orangutan toucans and

you know sloths orangutan toucans and

you know sloths orangutan toucans and since then I’ve always been interested

since then I’ve always been interested

since then I’ve always been interested in just going into rainforests and see

in just going into rainforests and see

in just going into rainforests and see how orangutans hang from one tree to

how orangutans hang from one tree to

how orangutans hang from one tree to another or just sea sloths but right now

another or just sea sloths but right now

another or just sea sloths but right now it’s just been made impossible

it’s just been made impossible

it’s just been made impossible the first station is taking place and

the first station is taking place and

the first station is taking place and rainforests are destroyed animals are at

rainforests are destroyed animals are at

rainforests are destroyed animals are at thinking or orangutans are nowhere to be

thinking or orangutans are nowhere to be

thinking or orangutans are nowhere to be found

found

found and so my curiosity would never be

and so my curiosity would never be

and so my curiosity would never be settled so wouldn’t it just be

settled so wouldn’t it just be

settled so wouldn’t it just be interesting to see how animals would

interesting to see how animals would

interesting to see how animals would react to this if they were able to

react to this if they were able to

react to this if they were able to comprehend what’s happening to their

comprehend what’s happening to their

comprehend what’s happening to their habitat if they had our intelligence how

habitat if they had our intelligence how

habitat if they had our intelligence how what would their solution be you know if

what would their solution be you know if

what would their solution be you know if even a human like me feel sad about it

even a human like me feel sad about it

even a human like me feel sad about it how would they feel what if the Sumatran

how would they feel what if the Sumatran

how would they feel what if the Sumatran orangutans had a say in this matter with

orangutans had a say in this matter with

orangutans had a say in this matter with the rainforest and Sumatra still be

the rainforest and Sumatra still be

the rainforest and Sumatra still be defrosted

defrosted

defrosted or could it be stopped think of the

or could it be stopped think of the

or could it be stopped think of the world – the world might change my

world – the world might change my

world – the world might change my turnaround into something completely

turnaround into something completely

turnaround into something completely different or it might stay the same and

different or it might stay the same and

different or it might stay the same and if it changes and what aspects would

if it changes and what aspects would

if it changes and what aspects would have changed perhaps infrastructures

have changed perhaps infrastructures

have changed perhaps infrastructures would change doors may look different

would change doors may look different

would change doors may look different for all one knows rabbit will start

for all one knows rabbit will start

for all one knows rabbit will start going around from mall to mall just

going around from mall to mall just

going around from mall to mall just requests for smaller doors with smaller

requests for smaller doors with smaller

requests for smaller doors with smaller knobs that work in another way just

knobs that work in another way just

knobs that work in another way just think of any objects really and think

think of any objects really and think

think of any objects really and think about how they would look like if they

about how they would look like if they

about how they would look like if they were used by certain types of animals

were used by certain types of animals

were used by certain types of animals how about technology what technology

how about technology what technology

how about technology what technology change or would there be any new

change or would there be any new

change or would there be any new inventions perhaps new hand phones would

inventions perhaps new hand phones would

inventions perhaps new hand phones would be made especially

be made especially

be made especially for animals maybe they’re rounder are or

for animals maybe they’re rounder are or

for animals maybe they’re rounder are or even longer just to fit their physical

even longer just to fit their physical

even longer just to fit their physical features maybe one day your dog would

features maybe one day your dog would

features maybe one day your dog would start calling you with their

start calling you with their

start calling you with their funny-looking phones while you’re at

funny-looking phones while you’re at

funny-looking phones while you’re at work every second of the day just asking

work every second of the day just asking

work every second of the day just asking you where you are and where you’ve been

you where you are and where you’ve been

you where you are and where you’ve been hiding their treats think about how

hiding their treats think about how

hiding their treats think about how animals would have jobs with the world

animals would have jobs with the world

animals would have jobs with the world change in a sense that animals could

change in a sense that animals could

change in a sense that animals could literally work like not work as in being

literally work like not work as in being

literally work like not work as in being a livestock but work as in having real

a livestock but work as in having real

a livestock but work as in having real professional jobs like being a president

professional jobs like being a president

professional jobs like being a president or a doctor like just imagine having a

or a doctor like just imagine having a

or a doctor like just imagine having a dog as a president what would you feel

dog as a president what would you feel

dog as a president what would you feel what if animals just go into armies

what if animals just go into armies

what if animals just go into armies would they be able to train us are hard

would they be able to train us are hard

would they be able to train us are hard as humans and fight wars if necessary

as humans and fight wars if necessary

as humans and fight wars if necessary what if their intelligence would somehow

what if their intelligence would somehow

what if their intelligence would somehow just enable them to earn qualifications

just enable them to earn qualifications

just enable them to earn qualifications faster than we do you know the world

faster than we do you know the world

faster than we do you know the world would just transform into something

would just transform into something

would just transform into something quite new perhaps it would be adjusted

quite new perhaps it would be adjusted

quite new perhaps it would be adjusted to fit to two intelligent creatures

to fit to two intelligent creatures

to fit to two intelligent creatures humans and animals so just think about

humans and animals so just think about

humans and animals so just think about it really being intelligent is truly a

it really being intelligent is truly a

it really being intelligent is truly a gift we can do anything we desire if we

gift we can do anything we desire if we

gift we can do anything we desire if we want any skills we want to acquire then

want any skills we want to acquire then

want any skills we want to acquire then we do we put our minds to it

we do we put our minds to it

we do we put our minds to it animals were they’re ever so diverse

animals were they’re ever so diverse

animals were they’re ever so diverse physical features would be able to do so

physical features would be able to do so

physical features would be able to do so many things we don’t ever imagine ever

many things we don’t ever imagine ever

many things we don’t ever imagine ever happening the world would change into

happening the world would change into

happening the world would change into something fun perhaps because we might

something fun perhaps because we might

something fun perhaps because we might be able to talk to animals

be able to talk to animals

be able to talk to animals or it’ll be chaotic we would be fighting

or it’ll be chaotic we would be fighting

or it’ll be chaotic we would be fighting for for survival

for for survival

for for survival if you look back i’ve mentioned about

if you look back i’ve mentioned about

if you look back i’ve mentioned about animal mistreatment and how this might

animal mistreatment and how this might

animal mistreatment and how this might lead them to develop new behaviors and

lead them to develop new behaviors and

lead them to develop new behaviors and new laws well yes this might happen but

new laws well yes this might happen but

new laws well yes this might happen but true this right now animals just aren’t

true this right now animals just aren’t

true this right now animals just aren’t intelligent and that’s just truth but

intelligent and that’s just truth but

intelligent and that’s just truth but the possibilities are infinite and it

the possibilities are infinite and it

the possibilities are infinite and it lies beyond our reality but isn’t life

lies beyond our reality but isn’t life

lies beyond our reality but isn’t life more fun this way to imagine our pets

more fun this way to imagine our pets

more fun this way to imagine our pets talking back to us or having a bear as a

talking back to us or having a bear as a

talking back to us or having a bear as a teacher or even simply just not having

teacher or even simply just not having

teacher or even simply just not having birds poop anywhere they like so in your

birds poop anywhere they like so in your

birds poop anywhere they like so in your version of reality

version of reality

version of reality how would you perceive this idea what do

how would you perceive this idea what do

how would you perceive this idea what do you think would happen if animals were

you think would happen if animals were

you think would happen if animals were equally as intelligent as us all thank

equally as intelligent as us all thank

equally as intelligent as us all thank you

you

you [Applause]

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