What It Means To Be Human

[dusken]

I wish I could.

[dusken]

To be human is to be demonized when you do not deserve it.

[loseyourname]

To err is human. To forgive is also human. But revenge is far more natural.

[dusken]

Originally posted by loseyourname To err is human. To forgive is also human. But revenge is far more natural.

Thanks for reminding me: being completely useless is also human.

[sleuth]

Some scientists say that language is the very thing that makes us human. But when did we first start talking and how did language evolve over the millenniums into the diverse form of communication it is today?

[Anonymouse]

To be human is to ruin a perfectly good thread.

[loseyourname]

Originally posted by sleuth Some scientists say that language is the very thing that makes us human. But when did we first start talking and how did language evolve over the millenniums into the diverse form of communication it is today?

I don't know if I'd lend a whole lot of creedence to that. Whales and dolphins have pretty advanced languages, and chimps and gorillas can communicat pretty effectively using sign language once they are taught; they just don't have the mouth and throat structure necessary to make all the sounds we can. Otherwise they might possess primitive oral language capacities.

[dusken]

Some scientists say that language is the very thing that makes us human.

I want to know what "scientist" has been dumb enough to say that. What makes us human is our species classification.

[loseyourname]

We are the only primate whose body is not covered in hair. Most of us, anyway.

[dusken]

Many thanks for the random comment.