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Are humans not simply animals that evolved in a unique way?

Humans simply evolved in a way that the brain became more developed than other creatures. In light of this, should we put ourselves above those creatures we call "animals?" It is not totally safe to differentiate between people and animals since they're the same. Maybe we should just appropriately call ourselves humans and not imply that we're above other animals, just different.

As to why I'm putting this in the political section, I don't really know. Maybe to get some latent boredom out of my mind. When I work on homework, I get bored, and when I get bored, an obscene amount of ridiculous ideas come to mind.

Update:

Welfare Bum, that is a fantastic and very true view.

Update 2:

jotacar, very good points. I guess my mind was subconsciously trying to spur on conservatives or something. In light of our advancement, are you in agreement that we should respect our fellow animals despite their lack of mental prowess and differences?

Update 3:

clean truck, are you denying science? It does have a lot of proof, you know! I'm a Deist, to be fair, but I am certainly partial to the idea that the universe was created through a yet-undiscovered natural process. I also do wholeheartedly support the theory that we did evolve and that the animals, life, and etc. we see today come from evolution and the progression of time.

Update 4:

Well, blahh, we were the stupid enough to build nuclear warheads, so you're very right.

Update 5:

alana, are you also denying science? Come on. Every reasonable person knows that humans simply evolved in a way that was different than other animals.

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  • 8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    1. Any thoughtful person agrees with you that man is part of the animal

    kingdom. DNA proves this beyond a doubt.

    2. Any thoughtful person - whose mind has not been screwed up by

    religious beliefs - also understands that man is easily the highest form

    resulting from the natural process of evolution.

    3. Finally, those who are at all intelligent understand that compared to the

    rest of the animal kingdom, man is light-years ahead in a whole variety

    of ways.

    We are animals, but we are not just any animals. We are exceptional!

    As for whether your question belongs in the politics section, I'd say,

    "Why not?" The majority of those who angrily deny evolution are from

    the religious right.

    "Creationism" is almost exclusively conservative nonsense.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    We developed to what we are actually and have been for on the subject of the final a hundred,000 years. i think of we've end evolving for now by way of fact we are functioning properly as we are actually. that's to no longer say we would desire to no longer evolve interior the destiny if perhaps we've been given off the planet to different habitations. those different habitations are unlikely to be a a hundred% adventure for Earth, so given some generations evolution has a severe threat of going on. additionally, I genuinely have study at present approximately an concept that the planet because it has moved and circled has experienced classes of severe peek gamma radiation bombardments and it may correlate to classes of extinction and evolution. variety of neat genuinely i think of this may well be certainly one of S. Hawkins's innovations. won't be able to truly bear in mind, I study lots. technologies isn't a situation to evolution, technologies is a human gadget. one that could harm or help us like hearth. atmosphere, instruments the standards and our DNA solutions and optimistically has sufficient innovations.

  • blahh
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    We are animals who like to think we are someohow better or the perfect end result of evolution. And that is what hurts us in the end. We aren't the greatest thing in the world. We are just the smartest, which is ironically what make us so dangerous and the most likely to do stupid things.

  • alana
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Humans are not animals for God set man over animals and gave him domination over them.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    People are arrogant animals.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Sure it is and the moon is made out of cheese. YOLO

  • 8 years ago

    I am not sure about your ancestors, but mine were created by God.

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