Herbal Kint Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 War and Pollution ! I saw monkeys fight for teritory ,sure we can call that some form of war? Fight for teritory aka war Polution ,hm i dont have answer on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dashboard Dice Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 We aren't unique. We tell ourselves were the most and best bit of evolution and therefore special.. But this, sadly, is a patting yourself on the back exercise of a foolish ape that thinks it's shit don't stink.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovelick Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Simple its our belife that we are unique that makes us unique, (circular argument I know) so in essecene vanity, like PH said a while ago, the point about preening was a little off thou as preening is about self cleaning (birds cant fly with manky feathers, cats cant sneak up on things if they stink etc)nothing to do with them thinking "damn I'm fine" or "I'm so perfect that there is only one of me". Man is not the pinicle of evolution but just a stepping stone or evolutionary dead end..... the court is still out on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father McPot Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muz nuts Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Simple its our belife that we are unique that makes us unique, (circular argument I know) so in essecene vanity, like PH said a while ago, the point about preening was a little off thou as preening is about self cleaning (birds cant fly with manky feathers, cats cant sneak up on things if they stink etc)nothing to do with them thinking "damn I'm fine" or "I'm so perfect that there is only one of me". Man is not the pinicle of evolution but just a stepping stone or evolutionary dead end..... the court is still out on this one. tel me what animal can do what we do ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Kint Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 We aren't unique. We tell ourselves were the most and best bit of evolution and therefore special.. But this, sadly, is a patting yourself on the back exercise of a foolish ape that thinks it's shit don't stink.. We sure do seem unique, you cant see a zebra growing weed indoors or operating brain or making a space shuttle... Simple its our belife that we are unique that makes us unique, (circular argument I know) so in essecene vanity, like PH said a while ago, the point about preening was a little off thou as preening is about self cleaning (birds cant fly with manky feathers, cats cant sneak up on things if they stink etc)nothing to do with them thinking "damn I'm fine" or "I'm so perfect that there is only one of me". Man is not the pinicle of evolution but just a stepping stone or evolutionary dead end..... the court is still out on this one. Nice line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Dick Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 the ability of abstraction. Is that not imagination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Kint Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Language. That one is also interesting and worth thinking about,not that i have summin better to do ...so off to think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Haze Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) the ability of abstraction. Is that not imagination? yes I guess it is RE: language - many species communicate, from the humble bee to the higher mammals, as to the complexity of their language, I dunno, I lost my babelfish Edited April 30, 2010 by Perfect Haze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed_G Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 good ? muzz ..humans have hotwired evolution ..we have no wings but we can fly higher than any bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Dick Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 We aren't unique. We tell ourselves were the most and best bit of evolution and therefore special.. But this, sadly, is a patting yourself on the back exercise of a foolish ape that thinks it's shit don't stink.. Hubris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dashboard Dice Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) We aren't unique. We tell ourselves were the most and best bit of evolution and therefore special.. But this, sadly, is a patting yourself on the back exercise of a foolish ape that thinks it's shit don't stink.. We sure do seem unique, you cant see a zebra growing weed indoors or operating brain or making a space shuttle... Simple its our belife that we are unique that makes us unique, (circular argument I know) so in essecene vanity, like PH said a while ago, the point about preening was a little off thou as preening is about self cleaning (birds cant fly with manky feathers, cats cant sneak up on things if they stink etc)nothing to do with them thinking "damn I'm fine" or "I'm so perfect that there is only one of me". Man is not the pinicle of evolution but just a stepping stone or evolutionary dead end..... the court is still out on this one. Nice line We aren't unique. We tell ourselves were the most and best bit of evolution and therefore special.. But this, sadly, is a patting yourself on the back exercise of a foolish ape that thinks it's shit don't stink.. Hubris? HK, That's you saying it's better.. Your perception of greater doesn't make you better evolved than a blade of grass, that is better evolved, really... CD, Spot on mate Edited April 30, 2010 by Dashboard Dice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunbol Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The desire to lord it over material nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumGravy Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) Empathy? e2a scratch that: "Some studies of animal behavior claim that empathy is not restricted to humans as the definition implies. Examples include dolphins saving humans (sympathy) from drowning or from shark attacks, and a multitude of behaviors observed in primates, both in captivity and in the wild. (See, for instance, Frans de Waal's The Ape and the Sushi Master.) Rodents have been shown to demonstrate empathy for cagemates (but not strangers) in pain.[65] Furthermore, humans can empathize with animals; as such, empathy is thought to be a driving psychological force behind the animal rights movement (an example of sympathy)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy#With_animals Edited April 30, 2010 by BumGravy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Dick Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) Empathy? Elephants display empathy, so do some apes. edit okay scratched Edited April 30, 2010 by Cosmic Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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