Speaking of how Santa can do the impossible, how did you hear Santa can keep track of how children are naughty or nice?
(The old Rankin/Bass Christmas movies had him using a magical crystal snowball that the Winter Wizard taught him how to use.)
The defining characteristic of our species is the ability to reason. We are the wise-wise-ape. Homo Sapien Sapien.
Social behavior is found in many other animal species (ant hills, wolf packs, prairie dog communities, etc.) So it isn't unique to us, and for us, it is chosen - not an instinct. (i.e., our ability to reason, and hence choose our behavior, is primary.)
So it would completely inappropriate to use that as a defining characteristic for our species.
Just because extroverts make up the majority does not mean introverts are somehow less than human for not sharing your animalistic pre-human pack mentality.;-)
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Speaking of how Santa can do the impossible, how did you hear Santa can keep track of how children are naughty or nice? (The old Rankin/Bass Christmas movies had him using a magical crystal snowball that the Winter Wizard taught him how to use.)
The defining characteristic of our species is the ability to reason. We are the wise-wise-ape. Homo Sapien Sapien.
;-)
Social behavior is found in many other animal species (ant hills, wolf packs, prairie dog communities, etc.) So it isn't unique to us, and for us, it is chosen - not an instinct. (i.e., our ability to reason, and hence choose our behavior, is primary.)
So it would completely inappropriate to use that as a defining characteristic for our species.
Just because extroverts make up the majority does not mean introverts are somehow less than human for not sharing your animalistic pre-human pack mentality.