Thank you all for your well thought out responses I did not look at it that way, I guess I am rather arrogant in that sense. I do belive the article had to do with mammals though witch I should have been more specific in my earlier post. Is not what defines us humans as "superior" is our ability to build tools. I do no recongnize another species that can build tools (well some ant colonys have been knowen to build bridges). That is what I was tlaking about in terms of opposible thumbs. Thanks again for your insight
I knew from the article this would turn into a creation vs evoloution conversation. But this really does bring up a rather intresting question. If large species take longer to evolve then how can it be possible that human beings "being rather large in comparison" be more advanced then smaller animals, who first of all have been on th eplanet alot longer then upright standing . Is it simply a matter of brain mass. Would it not make sense that they would have evolved to have oposable thumbs before us?
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Thank you all for your well thought out responses I did not look at it that way, I guess I am rather arrogant in that sense. I do belive the article had to do with mammals though witch I should have been more specific in my earlier post. Is not what defines us humans as "superior" is our ability to build tools. I do no recongnize another species that can build tools (well some ant colonys have been knowen to build bridges). That is what I was tlaking about in terms of opposible thumbs. Thanks again for your insight
I knew from the article this would turn into a creation vs evoloution conversation. But this really does bring up a rather intresting question. If large species take longer to evolve then how can it be possible that human beings "being rather large in comparison" be more advanced then smaller animals, who first of all have been on th eplanet alot longer then upright standing . Is it simply a matter of brain mass. Would it not make sense that they would have evolved to have oposable thumbs before us?