[Kyle]

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.

[Glenn.]

Our ability to love.

[arista]

Our ability to Kill

[Kyle]

Nice one there Glenn. I will do mine.



Reason.

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by arista

Our ability to Kill

Very apocalyptic there Arista, I love the contrast we already have with yours and Glenn's answers.

[Kizzy]

To process abstract thought and reasoning.

[Josy]

Conscience

[Scarlett.]

Adaptive

Big brains and opposable thumbs.

[Livia]

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.

[Stu]

Logos, mythos, emotion.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Livia

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.

[Jemal]

Simple minds never fails to make me laugh
I can never tell if hes being serious or sarcastic

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Chewy

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.

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Jemal

Simple minds never fails to make me laugh
I can never tell if hes being serious or sarcastic

About what? I'm in the serious debates section Hadouken I would never be sarcastic

[Jemal]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

About what? I'm in the serious debates section Hadouken I would never be sarcastic

Oh now I'm embarrassed

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Jemal

Oh now I'm embarrassed

[Jemal]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

[smudgie]

DNA

[GiRTh]

Our ability to look at ourselves as better than others when in fact that makes us worse human beings.

[Vanessa]

I think our feelings.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Chewy

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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

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

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

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.

But how do you know animals don't have a sense of what's right and wrong though? Your cat hunts mice, humans hunt too