>Human language and internal thought (the infinite use of finite means) appears to be entirely unprecedented in nature
The other day, the theory that dolphins might have an evolved language was discussed - a highlight was the fact that word frequency in dolphin whistles follows zipf's law [1].
I'm not saying they do, but I'm curious. If it turned out that they actually possess the ability to use language, and can even think in it, do you think would you be willing to accept that we are not inherently special?
Is coherent thought magically human, or does it simply emerge from high level abstraction and complexity?