Are human beings intelligent?

Define intelligence. Everyone's brain is unique, with talents, skills, and aptitudes varying greatly from one to the next.

My cat is eight years old, and she has only just learned that if she pushes on a door, she can get in or out of the room instead of just sitting there and waiting for a human to do it for her. Because I figured out doors much earlier in my development than she, I might conclude that I am more intelligent.

...But then again, my human brain is geared to be able to think about influencing the world around me, using tools to achieve goals rather than my bare hands. Referring to my cat again, she's quite capable of killing her own food and would have been capable of it far earlier in her development than I would have. So is she more intelligent than me?

How can the question "Are human beings intelligent?" make sense if intelligence cannot be accurately or even agreeable quantified?

EDIT: So far the answers reflect my point. We humans are intelligent enough to operate machines that allow communication from one continent to the next, yet because we can't actually see the other person, we become far more rude, aggressive, and counter-productive than if we were discussing this face-to-face.

It's odd that you would ask a question and answer it in the next sentence. Human beings have intelligence. Every animal with a nervous system has some degree of intelligence.

We are not silent, and we are definitely not perfect. The human body has many flaws.

Consciousness helps us to survive and attract mates, largely by allowing us to imagine what others are thinking and feeling, and to predict what outcomes are likely from various situations and actions.

Words are labels that minds attach to abstractions. Minds are the products of nervous systems. Rocks aren't even alive, and trees and flowers don't have nervous systems. How could they possibly have a concept of words when they don't even have minds?

I think you need some science education. It might help you clear up your tangled and fuzzy thinking. Or was your question an attempt at poetry?

So far, as we have talked to other primates with sign language and we are getting a handle on dolphin language, what really seems to separate us from them is our curiosity and willingness to step outside our comfort zone and explore new things. We have not yet observed an animal asking about why something is. But we humans begin as children asking "why is the sky blue?", "Why are the planets round and not square, or triangle, or anything?" And if someone doesn't have the answer, we try to find out. That's why we have tools that put us way above the animals, like fire, guns, airplanes, space ships, the internet.

We have these tool because someone asked "If I rub these rocks together, I get a spark. Can I make a fire from it?", "Can I harness lightning to light bulbs?" "Can I use math logic to create complex circuits?" "Can I get lift if I can push enough air under a set of wings?"

edit: Not sure I answered your question though. I just started talking.

I would assume all of them, except anyone who asks the question

"Are human beings intelligent?"

Don't feel said - I would say the same about a person who asked the question "what color are brown ducks?"

The emotion of love and being loved is a human experience.

Some of us are. Homosapiens means wise knowing man

Nope. We couldn't even invent the internet. Which sucks, because it would've made this conversation much less imaginary.

Humans are more intelligent than animals, but less intelligent than angels. We are infinitely less intelligent than God who is All-Knowing. But God became a man (Jesus) to save us, because He loves us.

yes they are...except for the one asking this question

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