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Are humans really different from animals?
WPTV-TV / CNN ^ | November 21, 2013 | Thomas Suddendorf, CNN

Posted on 11/22/2013 1:58:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 11/22/2013 1:58:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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Men have souls and are made in the image and likeness of God.

That used to be a universally held truth in the Western world. But once the leftists and modernists eradicated that belief, the powerful could literally get away with murder (holocaust, abortion, etc.)


2 posted on 11/22/2013 2:02:12 AM PST by jtal (Runnin' a World in Need with White Folks' Greed - since 1492)
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In one sense, yes, Humans are very different from other animals, in that we have developed a highly-complex society that is also highly diverse (other animals do have complex societies, but they tend to be complex in one way only).

In another sense, we’re no different, since we’re simply one more way that DNA has found to successfully propagate and perpetuate itself.


3 posted on 11/22/2013 2:02:34 AM PST by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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But every species is unique, and in that sense humans are no different.

Because we're all different, we're the same. hmm.

4 posted on 11/22/2013 2:09:34 AM PST by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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A little noted difference between humans and othe creatures is the vast range of individual differences. Shaquille O’Neal and Taylor Swift are the same species as are Halle Berry and Whoopie Goldberg. Our facial structure, coloring, adult size, height and weight are remarkably variable even within the same ethnic group.


5 posted on 11/22/2013 2:10:35 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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That occurs in our domesticated animals much more than their wild counterparts (Dogs versus wolves) so who domesticated us?


6 posted on 11/22/2013 2:13:07 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("Of the 4 wars in my lifetime none came about because the US was too strong." Reagan)
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To: Little Pig

Refer to post #2.


7 posted on 11/22/2013 2:29:53 AM PST by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I believe we did through our mate selection process. There’s a sexual preference for taller, better looking and fitter partners. Even so there’s a huge difference among attractive people as well. Canine differences are among breeds not individuals. All greyhound individuals look much more alike than human individuals.


8 posted on 11/22/2013 2:38:51 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The article lists the main differences:

language, foresight, mind-reading, intelligence, culture and morality

No other animal can talk. Gives us the ability to cooperate and make deals and plan and to learn from our history. It gives us the ability to perfect ourselves as a species. No other animal can do any of this at all. We have to admit this whether we believe in God or not. But for those of us who don’t, they can have fun asking the question why are we so different.

9 posted on 11/22/2013 2:39:13 AM PST by No One Special
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The headline writer deserves a cookie for writing “different from.”


10 posted on 11/22/2013 2:40:44 AM PST by Tax-chick (It's like everyone has Attention Deficit Disorder, except for me.)
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We're two steps closer to being an ordinary animal...we kill our babies if they're inconvenient and we promote homosexuality as a way of life...and this is via our government. Disgusting.

The government has no conscience!

11 posted on 11/22/2013 2:43:58 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
My Labrador Retriever can't drive my truck without ending up in the lake while chasing geese.
12 posted on 11/22/2013 2:52:29 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Did the ancients know they were ancients? Or did they see themselves as presents?)
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I’m thinking of getting my JackChi (half Jack Russell/half Chihuahua) a little sports car so he can pick up the mail. LOL


13 posted on 11/22/2013 2:55:38 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("Of the 4 wars in my lifetime none came about because the US was too strong." Reagan)
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“We’re two steps closer to being an ordinary animal...we kill our babies if they’re inconvenient and we promote homosexuality as a way of life”

Animals kill other’s babies (even if they are from the same species), not their own; they also don’t engage in homosexuality, but go to great lengths to breed.


14 posted on 11/22/2013 3:01:19 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I am with Mark Twain on this one. We feel God only created man because of his great disappointment in the monkey.
15 posted on 11/22/2013 3:10:05 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Your dog is more human than Ted Kennedy.


16 posted on 11/22/2013 3:11:13 AM PST by barmag25
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We have lost our canines and much of our protective fur -- leaving males with the apparently pointless, but persistent, growth of beards.

No, the canines are still there, although they are no longer larger than the other teeth. Interestingly, teeth have shrunk measurably in the last few thousand years, which seems to be a consequence of our shift to eating cooked food.

We can compare alternative routes to the future and deliberately select one plan over another -- giving us a sense of free will and an edge over creatures with less foresight.

This also burdens us, however, with the responsibility for getting it right. The future is uncertain and, of course, we often get it wrong.

I do not believe that liberals have a very well-developed ability to foresee the future. If they did... well, they wouldn't be liberal. As an example, one only need look at the Clinton era policy of forcing banks to give mortgages to people who cannot qualify to borrow money; the collapse of the mortgage market in 2008 was an entirely foreseeable consequence of that policy.

17 posted on 11/22/2013 3:11:37 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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A little noted difference between humans and othe creatures is the vast range of individual differences. Shaquille O’Neal and Taylor Swift are the same species as are Halle Berry and Whoopie Goldberg. Our facial structure, coloring, adult size, height and weight are remarkably variable even within the same ethnic group.

Yet, despite this variety of superficial differences, humans are not as genetically diverse as some other species--for instance, chimpanzees.

18 posted on 11/22/2013 3:17:57 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s tough being a primate.


19 posted on 11/22/2013 3:25:50 AM PST by lafarge (Withhold your votes!)
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The phenotype is remarkably variable. Cockatoos, basking sharks, otters and camels display far less variability in their general appearance than we do.


20 posted on 11/22/2013 3:30:10 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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