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Old Dec 5, 2007, 07:41 pm   #17 (permalink) (top)
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People, this fact is simple.

The more calculations taking place, the more time required.

The chimp is observing and reacting.

The person sees, computes, categorizes, analyzes as well as several other functions that take far more time than simple see and react.

People have to "train down" to achieve quicker reaction times, and it is a conscious effort to do so, because we are overequipped for such simple tasks.
Just because you think too much about something, doesn't mean you're still not "reacting" as well. One has to think in order to react, without thinking.... you're a veggie.

How much did you think about something when you were 4 or 5 years old? Now put that chimp in that position and train and nurture them for the same amount of time on similar tasks and see what happens.
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