chomerics Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 professor says the reason crocodiles are ornary is because they don't have a medula oblongata :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 professor says the reason crocodiles are ornary is because they don't have a medula oblongata :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayH81 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 What makes us different is that we can picture ourselves in 3rd person doing something other than what we are actually doing at the time, and then we can project ourselves to meet that desire/thought (unless your name is Mark Brunell, in which case you can only dream about what you did yesterday, and fail at projecting it to what you are doing now, except in your own mind). /Hail:helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I don't think there is one right answer to this question. If you can't tell the difference between an animal and human, then you are an animal.....from the jackass decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 communication. how many other animals have the ability to communicate intricate plans with each other? yes, we can fasten tools, but so can many other animals including chimpanzees and ravens. there isn"t one thing that seperates us from other animals, its a multitude of things that put together make us who we are. we are not the only animal with opposable thumbs, but it sure as hell helps us build tools and machinary. we are not the only animal that uses tools, but we can think of new tools that we would have uses for, and we can build them with the use of our opposable thumbs. we are not the only animal that con reason the consequences of their actions, but we can communicate to others who haven"t already experienced the consequences what will happen if they do something. we are very unique, but we were lucky, because if we were to not have one of these characteristics, we would be a very different specie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofer Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Imagination. Appreciation of beauty. Capacity to lie. Music. Cooked food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Humans can brew beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176406 They get to hump our legs....but God FORBID we return the favor. Where's the justice??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176406They get to hump our legs....but God FORBID we return the favor. Where's the justice??? :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Nice work, Tarhog!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 The answer to this topic comes down to one word..... "Civilization" Now of course "Civilization" can be defined in different ways. In this case it means attempting to totally move away from the biology and psychology of the "animals" and pretend that we are somehow better than the other species on the planet and not subject to the same influences that the rest of the animal kingdom is. Which of course is total bull spittle. Humanity just tries to ignore the fact that we're subject to those same influences and how they affect us. Essentially it comes down to this.... Humans are the only animal that pretends NOT to be an animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 In this case it means attempting to totally move away from the biology and psychology of the "animals" and pretend that we are somehow better than the other species on the planet and not subject to the same influences that the rest of the animal kingdom is. Essentially it comes down to this.... Humans are the only animal that pretends NOT to be an animal. Sounds like you at a football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Actually, it's a proven scientific fact. Actually, it's one of those fad internet facts that isn't true. Bonobo chimpanzees definitely do as well, and I'm willing to believe most mammals derive some pleasure from the act. Bonobos not only do it, they do it a lot, and they do it as a stress reliever, not just for procreation. As to the original question, some would say it's our capability for abstract thought, but there is some evidence that low-level abstract thought is present among higher allo-primates (chimpanzees and gorillas). Certainly we're the only species on the planet with a language system as sophisticated as ours is. If you want one thing and one thing only which separates us from other animals, it's our language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Opposable thumbs. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippster Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 We have the ability to understand our own reality. Our brains have the ability to study themselves. Unfortunately we use our intelligence to say we're no different than chimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkart Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Condoms :laugh: :laugh: Plus how many animals go to jail for taking what they want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwbiggs Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 We have lawyers...which automatically makes the score animals = 1 humans = 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 We have political parties Animals = 2 Humans = 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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