I'd like to see you make the argument of superiority when you're attacked by a shark while swimming at the beach. We may have an intellectual and technological advantage, but that does not make us superior.
-Capt. Havoc
Brandon Payne <payne_brandon_at_yahoo.ca> wrote: --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Axle Gear" <janglur@...>
wrote:
>
> Humans are not superior because they are just innately so. They
apply the label of superiority to themselves on the grounds that
other species are not humans. Humans cannot comprehend other
animals' social behaviors in many cases, and so we explain our
ignorance as their lack of intelligence.
>
> The truth is, we aren't intelligent enough to define intelligence.
>
Oh, and you are? Having a simple answer does not prove that you are
right. Our problem is that we do not share this world with another
beings that have their own complex language and culture. Prominant
self-awareness. We are all alone. Otherwise, you would not be able
to make that argument. Our animalness is purely on a biological
basis and not spiritual. The social behaviors of animals is
deceptively simple. It is this simplicity that we cannot comprehend
because we are moved so far up the ladder.
The fact that we can apply the label of superiority just proves my
point all along: we are superior. You just don't appreciate how far
we have come, that's all.
-Brandon Payne
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Received on Wed Feb 21 2007 - 11:38:36 CST