Huge gap between humans and animals

[David T]

This is a rather poorly formed demand. How come we don't see dogs between beagles and dogs? We do see animals that have intelligence in between our intelligence and that of other animals. In fact we have observed animal communicating with human based languages. Koko the Gorilla is an excellent example. She was taught ASL and could communicate quite well using that:

Koko (gorilla) - Wikipedia

Oh i am all over jane goodall and primate studies at central washington. Love that stuff. In fact jane to me is the best scientist alive. She has done more to change our perceptions of ourselves than anyone else i know in modern science.

20 years ago nolm chimpsky (i mean chomsky) had a fit when evidence was building to blow up his theories of linguistics which were rooted in human exceptionalism. BAD BAD SCIENCE! i put that at the level of sciences "homo sexuality is a mental disorder" Nonsense of the day.

So here in the opening thread we have a religious fanatic parroting slightly out of date science concept go figure!!!!! Why is that?

 

[FearGod]

Huge gaps between clueless idiots and those that arent. Different species?

For example if you compare yourself with the life of the donkey, do you find any similarity,
compare the life of the donkey with the horse, do you find any similarity.

Which animal in earth have some similarities with the life of humans?

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

All creatures are unique in their own way.
It depends on how you measure success

Many have survived far longer than humans.
Others have carved out an niche with no competitors.

Humans are unique in having done the most damage, in the shortest time, to the environment,the flora and fauna, and to their own future prospects, in the long history of all the worlds species.

 

[Subduction Zone]

For example if you compare yourself with the life of the donkey, do you find any similarity,
compare the life of the donkey with the horse, do you find any similarity.

Which animal in earth have some similarities with the life of humans?

If you don't you would have to be blind. Tell me, does a baby donkey drink milk? If you understood that life as we know it is the product of evolution you would be able to see the nested hierarchy of similarities between humans and other forms of life.

 

[England my lionheart]

Why only humans are different than the rest of animals in terms of thinking, talking
and the way of living, no animal can be compared to humans?

Why we can't even see animals in midway between humans and animals in
terms of thinking, talking and the ability to invent ..etc?

How that is explained by science, we can see different kinds of animals horses, donkeys, dogs,
different kind of birds, but why humans are unique?

Unique because they managed to get them all on the ark, including kangaroos and wallabies,but seriously, look at the skeletons of whales, there's many to see because whaling still happens and there's plenty of evidence for the layman to see.

 

[David T]

For example if you compare yourself with the life of the donkey, do you find any similarity,
compare the life of the donkey with the horse, do you find any similarity.

Which animal in earth have some similarities with the life of humans?

Lets see human exceptionalism it was science up till 1960. So if you mix science and religion like that we end up with aserious needsl for medication and serious therapy because it aint science its not even self aware and its horrid religion and not remotely christian but fantasy nonsense dressed up in religious drag.

That said" while you worry about your clothing the lily niether toils nor spins. " you aint even in the same reality as jesus let alone understamding him.

 

[FearGod]

If you don't you would have to be blind. Tell me, does a baby donkey drink milk? If you understood that life as we know it is the product of evolution you would be able to see the nested hierarchy of similarities between humans and other forms of life.

It's about the way of life, not about foods.
Do you eat from a plate or from floor?

 

[Subduction Zone]

It's about the way of life, not about foods.
Do you eat from a plate or from floor?

Major fail on your part. You asked about similarities, not differences.

 

[Shad]

No, all mammals are actually fish

Dolphins are back back on the menu boys!

 

[FearGod]

Major fail on your part. You asked about similarities, not differences.

I repeated it multiple times, way of life

 

[Subduction Zone]

I repeated it multiple times, way of life

Nope, in the post I responded to you only said "the life".

 

[Audie]

Evolution also crosses anthropology, sociology and psychology too. Hunting patterns and habitat ranges are usually behavioral attributes unless theres something physically tying down to a habitat range (eg cave specialists).
Deer can also live in any habitat and are super resourceful in procuring a wide variety of foods (including opportunistic omnivory on occasion) but are never thought of as generalists (ecology) because of a specialized ecological nitch they fill.

The problem is just making opportunistic omnivore or opportunistic scavenger synonymous with generalism which doesn't have much nuance.

Deer are not remotely so adaptable as people are.

You gotta be physiologucally generalist in order to
be opportunistic, is it not so?

We could figure this out, some Sunday morning at Starbux,
if you are in NYC some time.

Meanwhile, lets let others cross foils, I dont
feel like disputationalizing you.

 

[FearGod]

Nope, in the post I responded to you only said "the life".

Then read the OP.

 

[Shad]

Why only humans are different than the rest of animals in terms of thinking, talking
and the way of living, no animal can be compared to humans?

Compare in what way?

Why we can't even see animals in midway between humans and animals in
terms of thinking, talking and the ability to invent ..etc?

Some animals within the primate order demonstrate tool use, comprehension of visual language, etc to the point of communication between individuals of different species. The primate order is often seen as a "tier" above other orders.

How that is explained by science, we can see different kinds of animals horses, donkeys, dogs,
different kind of birds, but why humans are unique?

Brain capacity

 

[Subduction Zone]

Then read the OP.

Does not matter. Your use of "way of living" is a special pleading argument at best.

Yes we are different from other animals. Our evolution had us ending up with the best reasoning of any species. That was not a goal. That was a result. Do you have a point?

 

[FearGod]

Does not matter. Your use of "way of living" is a special pleading argument at best.

Yes we are different from other animals. Our evolution had us ending up with the best reasoning of any species. That was not a goal. That was a result. Do you have a point?

My point is clear, humans were planned for and hence no animal has
any similarity to the human's way of life in the ability to think, to realize,
to invent, to communicate ....etc

 

[Epic Beard Man]

Why? You have the burden of proof backwards.

Ok.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Ok.

just trying to aid your education. Someone that knew what he was doing would have challenged some of my positive assertions. He would not have admitted defeat as you did.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

just trying to aid your education. Someone that knew what he was doing would have challenged some of my positive assertions. He would not have admitted defeat as you did.

OK...

 

[Subduction Zone]

OK...

There is no pleasure in a debate when one's opponent throws in the towel through incompetence.