Many a philosopher has indeed considered this topic. And having been involved recently in an online think tank discussion of this subject matter, I would like to assist you in considering some of the points of this subject.
Personally, having removed myself from the equation and then studied this question the prior from anothers perspective; that is to say a non-human I would agree with the hypothetical conclusion of course that humans are indeed animals. Thus I have stated: Humans are animals and nothing I have observed would preclude them from such classification. Certainly not the ties they wear or the tools they create or the thought they are capable of.
However, I have witnessed some rather astounding things from a very small subset of humans, which is quite impressive of the average member of their groupings. So, having already thought on such hypothetical questions such as what if an alien race came to explore Earth and then classified all mammals as ani mals and included the species of human in that grouping? This question was asked in the online think tank and here are my thoughts on the issue.
Perhaps from my readings and understandings of Sci Fi authors like Issac Asimov and others, I have come to the same conclusion as the characters (that is to say aliens) in this hypothetical. The next part of the question is; As a human, how does that make you feel?
As far as feelings, I do not have feelings of this only that I concur with the conclusion of the hypothetical. Now that is not to say that another may not be devastated by such findings if they are or were so. I can understand the reluctance of the human ego to dismiss such notions of course, although emotions should not get in the way of reality or science.
Personally humans do not impress me, as much as they appear to impress themselves, as they so often remind themselves of their abilities, rather than building upon those abilities to make them better . However, that is not to say that the forward progression of the human race is non-existent, only that it is much slower than it could or should be considering their baseline average, which although not high, is high enough to really give them a head start towards greatness or the next evolutionary step. Is this subject too heavy for you? Okay, then class dismissed. However, I can tell you that there is a lot more where that came from if you care to seek answers on such issues. Consider this in 2006.
Lance Winslow
Author:: Lance Winslow
Keywords:: Humans Animals, do not deserve a separate classification
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