Things like "callmeishmael," he points out, just don't arise in the real world without acts of intelligence.
"If the present has meaning in relation to a recognizable and estimable value, which I can anticipate with acts of intelligence and responsible choice, this allows me to reflect on the mistakes of the past without pain," Martini writes.
One could argue that survival is ultimate act of intelligence and that these creatures have already shown their abilities.
"Being able to create a well-formed question is an act of intelligence, as you quickly work out what information you want to extract and identify the app to help achieve this.
Mr Rumsfeld, who is facing calls for his resignation, was subjected to a barracking from hecklers and accusations from senators that the abuses at Abu Ghraib were sanctioned high up the chain of command as an "organised and considered" act of intelligence gathering.
For Dewey, judgment is an act of intelligence performed on perception for the purpose of more adequate perception.
Finally, it would be hard for an automated process to measure or teach creativity since that behaviour is an act of intelligence (Chomsky, 2008) which should be analyzed considering the originality, value, and usefulness for a given problem-situation.
The wreckage left behind includes the failure to act on intelligence of imminent attacks on America by Al Qaeda, the massive misinformation of WMD in Iraq, false claims of Niger yellowcake, forged memos and an inflated threat from Iran.
This in-transit accountability would allow authorities to act on intelligence of a potential breach in security prior to arrival at our borders, as well as afterward.
It transmits, and it shows how transmission happens — or, rather, how, by acts of will, intelligence, sensibility, and morality, it is achieved.
Let's hope that as a country, we can step back and truly consider the consequences of our actions and act out of intelligence rather than out of fear.
