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Subject: Animals and Humans: What separates us?

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~

What separates us from animals?
Obviously there's the big physical difference, but mental? Humans and animals both have instincts, that's what drives us.
I always hear how humans are animals, is this statement true?

  • 12.28.2012 10:43 AM PDT

Just remember that no matter how terrible you feel, or how much you want to let go, there are people who care about you and love you.

We have the mental ability to not act like animals.

Other reasons, not posting them.

Humans are not animals (Mostly).

[Edited on 12.28.2012 10:46 AM PST]

  • 12.28.2012 10:45 AM PDT

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."
-Sir Winston Churchill

The Secret Society 95% of activity is me, I could use some help.

opposable thumbs.

  • 12.28.2012 10:45 AM PDT

Ignore my gamertag. It's actually Dragonzzilla.

Advanced mental capability.

  • 12.28.2012 10:46 AM PDT

XBL GT: xxMayDay31xx
PSN ID: xxMayDay31xx
32/M/Alabama
That's right. I just dropped some AOL IM protocol.

A bucket of cold water.

amirite?

heh?

  • 12.28.2012 10:46 AM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~


Posted by: Jiggleslinky
opposable thumbs.

Other than physical....

  • 12.28.2012 10:46 AM PDT

Who am I?

mah twitter

You know what OP? Sometimes I really don't know if there is a difference.

  • 12.28.2012 10:46 AM PDT

Enhanced mental capability and the drive to go beyond what we already know.

  • 12.28.2012 10:47 AM PDT

1. Half-Life 2
2. Mass Effect 3
3. Mass Effect 2
4. Tie between Halo 3 and CoD4
5. Medal of Honor or Spec Ops: The Line

"You can be larger than life. But you can't be larger than death."


Posted by: Dragonzzilla
Advanced mental capability.
Honey Boo Boo.

OT: Nothing much really. We still attack people for -blam!- reasons.

  • 12.28.2012 10:47 AM PDT

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."
-Sir Winston Churchill

The Secret Society 95% of activity is me, I could use some help.


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Posted by: Jiggleslinky
opposable thumbs.

Other than physical....


oh sorry, speech, I guess.

  • 12.28.2012 10:48 AM PDT


Posted by: Jiggleslinky
opposable thumbs.

monkeys

  • 12.28.2012 10:48 AM PDT

Nothing. Humans are animals. We just behave differently.

  • 12.28.2012 10:49 AM PDT
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Sentience.

  • 12.28.2012 10:49 AM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~


Posted by: Make117
You know what OP? Sometimes I really don't know if there is a difference.

That's what I'm starting to wonder, we're just smarter more advanced animals.

  • 12.28.2012 10:49 AM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~


Posted by: Jiggleslinky

Posted by: mister death

Posted by: Jiggleslinky
opposable thumbs.

Other than physical....


oh sorry, speech, I guess.

Animals communicate with each other too.

  • 12.28.2012 10:49 AM PDT
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Humans have knowledge of good and evil, but animals are, I guess you could say dumb

  • 12.28.2012 10:51 AM PDT
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Humour and abstraction.

  • 12.28.2012 10:52 AM PDT

About me: I am a vicious wolf of a man.

But really am sweet at heart. =)

Light Bulbs mostly, and an affinity for cantaloup.

  • 12.28.2012 10:53 AM PDT


Posted by: Dragonzzilla
Advanced mental capability.

  • 12.28.2012 10:55 AM PDT

Nothing, we are simply the apex predator.

  • 12.28.2012 10:57 AM PDT

Who am I?

mah twitter


Posted by: mister death

Posted by: Make117
You know what OP? Sometimes I really don't know if there is a difference.

That's what I'm starting to wonder, we're just smarter more advanced animals.
We are advanced as long as we can live our comfortable lives. Humans don't need to fight for survival, that's why we can act so civilized.

  • 12.28.2012 10:59 AM PDT

http://i.imgur.com/fsISj.png

We are animals, but our species is massively more intelligent than every other species, which is what makes us stand out.

/thread

  • 12.28.2012 11:02 AM PDT

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

The differentiation between humans and animals is subjective and biased.

Undoubtedly we consider ourselves to be on a higher plane of intelligence as animals; we are capable of complex thought and problem solving, but again - it's entirely subjective.

We have only a 1% genetic difference from the average chimpanzee, which we consider to be an animal. Who's to say that a species with a 2% difference doesn't consider us to be animals as well.

  • 12.28.2012 11:02 AM PDT

I'm starting to doubt that humans are more civilized. Some people just like to prove me wrong.

  • 12.28.2012 11:04 AM PDT

ooga booga boooh

Prospectively:

-Abstract thought
-Mastery of the arts (visual, written language, ability to keep rhythm)
-Utilization of tools, environment
-Political structure beyond instinctual urge
-etc

There is a lot, and it is a thin line in some instances.

  • 12.28.2012 11:08 AM PDT

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