Monday, January 25, 2010
Human/Non-Human Animals
Our world today is based on the fact that we as humans reign supreme over all other creatures. Distinguishing homo sapiens from these other types of animals relies on the fact that humans possess the ability to decide what they want to do in their lives. Animals do have the ability to act on their own, with some species, such as the dolphins, having extremely high intelligence. But when most animals are seen in movement, their actions are instinctive and they have no regards for their own future except in the case of surviving at that particular moment. Also, humans seperate actions into positive and negative, taking into account what consequences can and/or may occur, something that non-humans have no knowledge of. There is a thin line between the two species which has intellectual differences at it's center.
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I think we as humans place ourselves above animals because we don't have a true understanding of them as a species. On the surface it looks like we are more advanced than animals but who are we to judge. Humans can’t even truly understand animals and the way they communicate with one another. I mean how can we even put animals below us when we can’t comprehend the way in which they communicate. I think that before we place ourselves above animals we need to understand them inside and out and address their strengths and weaknesses.
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