Take for example what recently occurred at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  The fascinating topic of conversation (please note the sarcasm) was the ethical and policy implications of dolphin intelligence.  In other words, should we grant dolphins some form of human rights that would protect them to a greater degree than other animals?

All of these over-educated folks gave powerful testimony of how the dolphin brain was very large and advanced.  Lori Marino of Emory University pointed out that beyond just size, the dolphin brain is incredibly developed and, "stack(s) up quite well to human brains."

But it was Thomas White of Loyola Marymount University who stole the show and demonstrated just how dangerously confused our society is becoming.