>the article nurtures an old misconception .. that there are some traits that distinctly separates humans from other animal
There are a number of traits that make humans a unique animal, it's not a misconception.
Humans:
- Are aware of the existence of good and evil and have the capacity for moral reasoning
- Have language
- Are aware of the existence of the distant future, and can plan for it beyond the instinctual cycle of a single season like a hibernating squirrel
- Are aware of their own mortality and vulnerability
- Have art
There might be more but that's a good start. We are animals, of course, nothing "separates us from the animals," in a clean way, but boy we're weird animals.
> Immediately downvoted
WTF HN, is this not polite, curious discourse? Why do I even try here? Never mind, I hate this website. Bye