Humans are animals

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Humans are animals…but we don’t often think of ourselves like that. How are we the same as other animals? How are we different?

 

[.Xstinct]

More self destructive?

 

[Evil Eye]

Overwhelming amounts of technology certainly make up a large part of the difference.
I've yet to see the dolphins launch a satellite

More self destructive?

Nah, just more able.

 

[Bjornar]

We have a HUGE brain?

 

[DrLeftover]

"There's a difference between them?"

 

[Bjornar]

"There's a difference between them?"

Sorry if I'm dumb, but what do you mean?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I think what separates us from the animals is our sense of compassion. Example: an animal would have no problem killing another animal. Most humans would feel guilty if they killed another human. Well except murderers.

 

[Evil Eye]

Sorry if I'm dumb, but what do you mean?

From an alien bent on destruction's point of view, there is no vital difference between us and any other life form on this planet.
To give a little more recent pop culture reference: Man of Steel.

Spoiler

Terraforming the Earth and wiping out all humans in the process did not seem all that bad to Zod compared to letting his race die.

I think what separates us from the animals is our sense of compassion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVcAHOzXKo

 

[DrLeftover]

Exactly.

To a sheep, the Border Collie is a superior intelligence.

Compared to a space going race of aliens... we're sheep.

 

[Bjornar]

Sorry if I'm dumb, but what do you mean?

From an alien bent on destruction's point of view, there is no vital difference between us and any other life form on this planet.
To give a little more recent pop culture reference: Man of Steel.

Spoiler

Terraforming the Earth and wiping out all humans in the process did not seem all that bad to Zod compared to letting his race die.

I think what separates us from the animals is our sense of compassion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVcAHOzXKo

Very interesting video!