Re: Isa 10/6/10

Why do the similarities between the human and persons/animals seem easy to identify but when its stated that way we want to find the most ways to differentiate ourselves from the animals?


We want to differentiate ourselves from other animals because we want our differences to stand out (by we I mean society). By proving and pointing out our differences it makes us seem stronger and therefore gives us more power. This power justifies our negative actions toward them like killing, eating, and experimenting.
Homo sapien means man the wise. Being wise connotes having the ability to judge properly, having the knowledge of circumstances, having educational knowledge, etc. These properties are unique to humans. Other animals also cannot think abstractly, they cannot speak to us in an articulate manner, and they do not have an imagination.
It's a part of the human mind to want to stand out and prove that we're different even from each other. The human DNA is 99.9% the same. It is that .10% that makes us different from each other. Humans like to blend in, in terms of conformity, but we also like to stand out as well. If everyone was just like you, you would want to do something different just so that you would feel like your own person instead of a piece of one uniformed unit. It's in our nature to want to stand out of the crowd.
So in conclusion, we want to find the most ways to differentiate ourselves from other animals because it justifies our negative actions towards them and because wanting to be different and standout is a natural drive of humans.

My question is: Homo sapien means, "man the wise," but are we truly wise?