: Yeah, I did too. Man is superior to animals by dictionary definition. Man makes up the word so he ends superior by definition and by example. The example is that he makes up words and animals don't.AHA! Thank you for finally showing us that it is your interpretation of webster that is flawed, not the definition. This basis of man's creating the dictionary could get quite silly when referenced to words other than 'superior'.For example we created the word silly so we are therefor the most silly of all species! You are really grabbing at straws here. Species adapt as needed. It has nothing to do with superiority or concious desire or thought. We developed spoken & writen language out of need. Other species survived without this tool quite fine. So I'm still not seeing where the superiority comes in. It seems your theories are based more on wishful thinking and arrogance than on any study, reason or science, yet you are trying to use bits and pieces from these sources to back your point. Also note that many many other species communicate quite effectively.
: I'm not surprised that you can't see this. Your hatred of your own species is clouding the facts in this case.
Now that's going pretty far. Hatred??? hmmm... out on a limb, eh?hold on
: Unwilling perhaps. Humans have a superior ability to aquire skills quickly if pressed to do so. Their superior communication skills facilitate this effort. It's called literacy. I'm not aware of scorpian libraries.
Yes, yes, once again, SOCIETY. The first humans couldn't do much of jack squat, couldn't farm, read, write blablabla.Nomads. Please read.Education will dispell alot of these silly notions you spew.
: That's called specialization. You'll note that terms such as thermal, electricity, prepare, and ship are not generally thrown about in the animal kingdom. Human specialization is quite superior to anything demonstrated by the animal kingdom - of which we are king.
You are mixing terms here. In humanity to 'specialize' is to perhaps know all about cotton-lets say. What I think you are confusing with specialization in biological terms, which is a form of evolution- evolving, adapting. For instance there are 2 subspecies of orangutan; sumatran, with longer hair than the bornean, which is an adaptation or specialization to orangutans that ended up in a colder climate or vice versa, if they ended up in a warmer climate. Tool use itself is a specialization not exclusive to man. anyway, I always heard lions were king: )Perhaps to you, humans particular qualities are most impressive, but that is merely an opinion, not a fact. Being unbiased about ones species does not equate hatred, shame or guilt, just an open mind.
: Not if I step out of my air conditioned Caddy and squash him he's not.
: Think about that before you assume it is only a snide retort. I didn't say I wanted to squash him, only that I can. The Caddy, the airconditioning, my authority, and the possible stain on the bottom of my beautifully crafted shoe all testify to man's superiority.
AHH, you are too kind, once again thank you for proving my point for me! You did not make the caddy, the shoe or the air-conditioning, I feel safe in assuming. And what shape would you be in stepping on the same scorpian without that fancy shoe?OUCH!
: How 'bout your position wreaks of shame and guilt.
Please clarify somewhere, sometime (as you are busy and busy ignoring me) what brought you to this particular interpretation.
: What do we have here? 100 studies for every 1 scientist? I'm not trying to poke fun of you if you made a simple mistake. I'm only pointing out the exaggeration and misrepresentation tactics that the left employs in this arena. Thousands of studies, Kevin? Are you telling me there is no conflict within the scientific community regarding these issues. Your lying or are ignorant to suggest there is not.
OY! this too overwhelmed with reality-denial again, i'm surprised McSpotlight did not jump in here. Of course there are scientists who disagree. It's no pleasant thing to accept! When my uncle was dying of cancer, he did an excellent job of completely rejecting it and convincing himself it was not so. Then there are the people who have much to gain by not allowing certain things to be accepted, and pay big bucks to hush it up. But whatever...and little pink fairies are going to come and save us all!!!Yippie hooray!!!
: I think the U.N. is hogwash and I wouldn't bet a plugged nickle on the veracity of their altruistic claims. If you want a better example of the capicity for depravity of a large administrative system, look no further than the U.N.
Do you really have such a nickel? Anyways, IPCC -Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2500 scientists from around the world, yeah they all must be a bunch of tree hugging crazed crack pots.
: Actually, you have to take a few million more things into account to determine overall superiority. When you do, you'll then have the proof you need.
You said it. Wonderful how you make these double edged swords.
: What else do you need?
Unbiased arguements. So far it still sounds like you are saying 'I am superior because I said so' An interesting thing I just learned, just for fun, in regards to your homo-meat eating thing:Whiptail lizards-males do not even exist in one quarter of the lizard's forty species. Scientists think this unique reproductive behavior may help the lizards survive in their harsh desert habitat by avoiding a time consuming search for a mate. Attack of the lesbian lizards....help!
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