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Old 14-11-2013, 12:14 PM #1
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In YOUR mind, in just one sentence what defines a human being and what makes us unique (as far as we know)? I'm not looking for the Oxford English Dictionary definition unless that's what it is to you but YOUR personal opinion.
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Very apocalyptic there Arista, I love the contrast we already have with yours and Glenn's answers.
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What defines humans is our incredible ability to imagine we are civilised and enlightened while we lay waste to a large proportion of the planet, kill each other in great big bloody batches and ******* each other over for a percentage of the profit.
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What defines humans is our incredible ability to imagine we are civilised and enlightened while we lay waste to a large proportion of the planet, kill each other in great big bloody batches and ******* each other over for a percentage of the profit.
Give any animal intelligence and it would end up doing the same, nature is destructive, and humans are part of nature.
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Give any animal intelligence and it would end up doing the same, nature is destructive, and humans are part of nature.
If my Aunt had balls Chewy she'd be my Uncle. We, unfortunately have the capabilities to pull those actions off, maybe that's what makes us unique.
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Give any animal intelligence and it would end up doing the same, nature is destructive, and humans are part of nature.
That's a theory I guess, not one I agree with though. There's no evidence to suggest that intelligent animals are anywhere near as destructive as humans. There are only a couple of animals on the planet that kill for the sake of it, and the most dangerous is the human.
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That's a theory I guess, not one I agree with though. There's no evidence to suggest that intelligent animals are anywhere near as destructive as humans. There are only a couple of animals on the planet that kill for the sake of it, and the most dangerous is the human.
generally speaking humans don't kill for the sake of it either (although there's always exceptions to the case, as there are with other animals too) Humans kill for land so do most animals when they're protecting their territory, humans kill for power so do animals
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generally speaking humans don't kill for the sake of it either (although there's always exceptions to the case, as there are with other animals too) Humans kill for land so do most animals when they're protecting their territory, humans kill for power so do animals
You are right but I would like to think we should know better. We have the ability to decipher right from wrong allegedly but unfortunately I will never be able to show my cat that I deem her hunting mice unacceptable.
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generally speaking humans don't kill for the sake of it either (although there's always exceptions to the case, as there are with other animals too) Humans kill for land so do most animals when they're protecting their territory, humans kill for power so do animals
Lots of humans kill for the sake of it, moreover, they kill for fun. Hare coursing, fox hunting, badger baiting, stag hunting, grouse/pheasant/duck shooting, fishing... anything where something gets killed but isn't eaten is killing for the sake of it.
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