Comment by Fallible on Undiscriminating Skepticism · 2011-12-12T05:08:56.970Z · LW · GW

It isn't a question of current intelligence, it's a question of potential. Pigs will never grow beyond human-infant-level comprehension. Human babies will eventually become both sapient and sentient.

Saying a baby and a pig can be considered equally intelligent is like saying a midget and an 11-year-old of the same height are equally likely to become basketball players.