Proof That Humans Are Unique

Some want to scientifically prove that humans are unique others believe that the present classification of humans as higher order mammals in the animal kingdom is the scientifically proper place for them. Indeed that does makes sense, but not to many religious followers who believe humans are the work of god and that god created man in his image thus making him divine, unique and inherently special unlike any other creature in the Universe.

Recently this issue came up with a young researcher who is seeking truth and will use scientific method to get there. Further they have stated; What we seem to be looking at on the one hand, is a problem presented from an analytical perspective. A case where quantifiable scientific data is presented as a means to establishing the classification or categorization of groups. On the other hand, we are also trying to quantify various psychological and social characteristics and responses to the same common categorization process.

< p>Well it was not long before at least one member of the online think tank challenged such a project and stated:

Well perhaps, although what scientific data would be of value here? I certainly cannot think of any. You can look at that the anatomy of animals and humans; they are extremely similar. Their brains work in similar fashion and the DNA is rather close too only a couple of percent from Chimpanzees and Humans. And the IQ points are not that far off from Dogs to Pigs or from Chimpanzees to Humans.

In fact Humans have a wider range of IQ than the differences from the Smartest Dog to the most inept Human. Humans seem to reason similar to other animals and use similar tactics to fulfill wants and desires, although human behavior is more complex, they have set up more complex social, cultural and civil societies. And many animals of similar genetics to humans live in large groupings too with rather complex behavior personalities and social networks. Perhaps we might consider all this in 2006.

Lance Winslow

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