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Humans Aren’t as Special as We Once Thought | Other species exhibit capabilities that were once thought to be exclusive to Homo sapiens (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[-] Broadfern@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

The ones who think humans hold exclusive domain over cognition and emotion are the ones who don’t pay attention to other animals/living things.

To assume we’re somehow magically separate or different from the very ecosystem we come from and exist in is a special level of hubris.

[-] ALLHAILHYPNOTOAD@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That’s beaten into Christian thinking - “humans are special.” Just an easy way to justify evil towards other creatures and our environment. Christianity is mostly conscience easing for the evil of humanity. Most of MAGA is Christian.

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