LionHearted
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To an athiest, what makes us different from the animals?
To an athiest, what makes us different from the animals?
Bats use sonar.Originally posted by notme2000
A bat has radar senses, does this make it not an animal?
Originally posted by Cris
But self-awareness is just the result of increased brainpower.
Try the mirror test. Most animals will not recognize themselves when they look in a mirror and usually think they are seeing another animal, although many do not react because they also use others senses, e.g. smell, and mirrors do not reflect scent. But chimpanzees, and gorillas, are able to recognize themselves in mirrors. This is a simple level of self-awareness and is not entirely limited to humans.
Originally posted by DeSeRt RaT UK
A little while back they did a mirror test with dolphins. The dolphins discovered it was themselves.
Right, I knew that... I feel like a dunce now, lolBats use sonar
The Animal Mind reveals powerful evidence that animals possess human-like capacities for perception, thought, and language—suggesting that the gulf between human and animal consciousness isn’t nearly as wide as once believed.
Green Herons toss bread-crumbs into the water to attract fish - have they been watching human anglers? Do they "know" what they are doing?
Termites cut air shafts into their nests - do they understand ventilation? This suggests a sophisticated planning ability.
-- The Animal Mind -- James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould
nothing - we are animalsOriginally posted by LionHearted
To an athiest, what makes us different from the animals?