We have lots of unique abilities! So do other animals.
I don't stake my reputation on my position abt the non-specialness of humans but I object to facile theological arguments...
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abt our supposed 'higher' nature. It benefitted humans to develop reason & hands so we did. Other animals not so much.
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All I can say is read Vonnegut's Galapagos. The ending hinges on this point. It's wonderful.
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Grumble...keeps setting me homework...mutter.
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I wasn't following the conversation well enough to get the other person's argument.
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Just assertions abt our 'higherness' and sorry I couldn't see it. Cockroaches will survive us.
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And according to Deutsch, humans may end up determining the large-scale structure of the universe! So important are we.
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