[divine_moment_of_facts]

Since when do apes have a conscience?

[aruanan]

Since when do apes have a conscience?

Does that mean that liberals are an evolutionary throw-back?

[EnderWiggins]

"Since when do apes have a conscience?"

As far back as we've been able to study them, the great apes (to include at least the gorillas, chimps, bonobos and orangutans) have demonstrated conscience. They also demonstrate inter-species altruism and empathy, symbolic communication, awareness of themselves as unique individuals and the ability to plan, reason, anticipate and deceive. They also possess cultures and technology.

Again I must point out that the difference between humans and other animals is exclusively quantitative. We posses no qualitative uniqueness whatsoever.

[wolf78]

Since when do apes have a conscience?

Fallacy of illicit minor