Unless you want to get into some weird philosophy in defining "human" (no plucked chickens please), the dumbest human would be a newborn with anencephaly. It's a birth defect where you have no brain.

Search that term at your peril.

[–] remon@ani.social 6 points 22 hours ago

The "Ethical issues" section of that wiki page is certainly interesting.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The dumbest humans are new born babies.

At least there's a burbling intelligence going on there, processing their senses, forming impressions and so forth... even if they're barely able to act on them beyond crying, gurgling and fussing.

Compare that to someone with severe brain damage, or being in a coma, or having severe mental disorders, or maybe having severe developmental issues. Those poor things. Even insects and other animals might be argued to be effectively smarter than such unfortunates.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I'd argue thay the dumbest humans are currently holding political office in the United States.

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Well, it's a science community and that is technically wrong. I dislike Trump and his cronies as much as the next guy, but they are still smarter than even that best service dog. It's more a lack of empathy and other mental disorders that make them bad, not their intellect.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

I'd trust a dog to lead me around safely more than any of those politicians. Dog knows not to cross the street when it's unsafe. Trump probably assumes the traffic will stop for him.

Or just compare the results of his cognitive tests to a dog's.

[–] remon@ani.social 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Of course. Because trust isn't really related to intelligence. There is a lot of people I trust that are not the smartest fellows. But they are good, kind people.

Trump probably assumes the traffic will stop for him.

Sure ... because it does. In fact, I think they lock down half the city when he goes along any street.

[–] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

So what is a dog's response going to be whether to repair a street or not? Hire this person or that person? Build this or that building? Use this or that contractor?

Of course Trump is going to choose the wrong thing. However, a dog is too dumb to even understand the choices or even that a choice is offered to them or even the context of being a leader.

It's entirely ridiculous to suggest a dog is smarter than even a dumb adult human like Trump. All you're doing is just showing that your hatred is bigger than your sense of truth, i.e. you're ready to bend the truth to hurt your enemies.