How could one celled life be intelligent?

That seems impossible to me, but am I overlooking something?

 

I suspect it may have something to do with how "intelligent" is first defined.

 

How big is the cell?

 

It can't.

 

Maybe there could be a little bit of smarts if the organism is single cell, but lives in a formation of large numbers of such organisms.

That seems doubtful to me, but ...

 

That's how evolution got a kick start. In that "formation" some of the cells evolved to react to light stimuli, some reacted to temperature stimuli, some would have "fed off" neighbouring cells, etc. On a much bigger scale, individual insects such as bees, termites etc need to be in a "formation" to survive each organism acting like a single cell - how intelligent is each individual termite?

But one celled life "intelligent" - no way

 

What you overlooked is that one cell creatures aren't intelligent.

 

Very funny.

I know that we have no knowledge of any such, I was asking if anyone knows any reason they would not be POSSIBLE.

 

https://www.inverse.com/science/slime-mold-study-twists-intelligence

 

Not one celled but still very interesting

 

I'm not sure about this slime mold case.

But, part of the issue here is what is considered single cell life. Single cell life isn't confined to solitary existence, as far as I know.

 

I take back this "not one celled" comment. Molds are typically multi-celled but not always the case. Found more research which again I find is interesting
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BBAG&usg=AOvVaw1N3-S9DoXm1TTMkuKCUVT3&ampcf=1

 

No brain no intelligence.