Human/Nonhuman Animals

What do you feel distinguishes human animals from nonhuman animals?
I feel that the one of the largest and only distinguishing factors between human animals and nonhuman animals is their appearance. In the text that we were assigned to read by Rene' Descartes, he shows very strong feelings about the deep differences between human animals and nonhuman animals. He seems to feel that nonhuman animals are highly inferior to human animals. I would have to disagree with this because I believe that animals have emotions, feeling and most importantly souls. They might not communicate as we do or act in ways that we understand but every animal knows the value of life and they prove this by existing here on earth. Another small distinction between human and nonhuman animals is the fact human animals have more power; not physically but mentally. Human animals are able to control much of their lives in ways that nonhuman animals cannot. In conclusion I believe that the distinghishing factors between human and nonhuman animals are minor. Nonhuman animals have many of the same organs as humans do. They merly lack the mental make up of human brains but maybe ...just maybe thats what makes them different and unique to humans not inferior.

Nomble' F. Lee