Monday, November 07, 2011

what distinguishes you humans from the other animals?

PsychologyToday | For as long as human animals have pondered how we might differ from nonhuman animals (hereafter animals for convenience) many ideas have come and gone. For example, it's been postulated that humans are created in the image of God and are the only rational beings. People vary in their opinions on whether we are the only animals who are created in the image of God and of course it's not a claim that can be proven or disproven. However, ample research has shown that animals are rational beings and that they also share with us many other traits that were once thought to be uniquely human, including manufacturing and using tools, having culture, having a sense of self, using complex systems of communication, producing art, and having rich and deep emotional lives and knowing right from wrong. Two traits that seem to separate us from other animals are we're the only animals who cook food and no other animals are as destructive and evil.

2 comments:

nanakwame said...

First Known Use of RECURSIVE1934
Memetracking Maybe it is the fool on the hill who is freer, as in the myths of the Tao and the Beatles song. I would add though Aesthetic has augmented the Human Species even on our tools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edae4PFXYqc

John Kurman said...

Humans are the only animal that can choke on its own vomit.

Or needs to.

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