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Well there is only one species that was able to put lightning into a rock, make it smart and use that instead of shouting at each other - not to mention the use of language while doing so.

Animals are treated as automatons which is IMHO very wrong. But saying that there are no fundamental differences seems wrong too.

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"But saying that there are no fundamental differences seems wrong too." i don't think thats what they're saying, though i see how it could be interpreted as that. i think what they're saying is that on a basic level we (animals/mamals?) are very similar. ofc there are big differences between species but the building blocks all come from the same place.

also yes we're the only ones to do all that stuff but it doesn't deny the difference between animals, it compares the output of a species abilities (for lack of a better word), our ability just happens to be a really powerful one and one that compounds really quickly.

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