Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What separates humans from animals?
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Nothing separates humans from animals

This position holds that nothing fundamentally separates humans from other animals. It argues that humans are simply animals that happen to be more intelligent, the product of evolution — sharing far more important attributes with other species than the dividing lines we like to draw suggest.

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  1. Animals and humans share many important attributes
    In regard to physicality, behavior, and emotions, mankind is not distinct from the rest of the animal kingdom. On the contrary, we share many of the things that "make us human," from our social inclinations to our mental capacities, with animals.