Humans are animals

2020hindsight said:

Adam Smith may be onto something

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Incisive comment by Adam.Mankind needs more wise seers of his ilk if humanity is to take the next evolutionary step.

Wys
Apart from the fact that I want to research that quote about animals trading more
Like has sex ever been used for trading amongst (other) animals for instance ....

but because and only because it's a long weekend coming up lol
like, 3 days of happy hour
I offer this light hearted comment (not intended as a crude joke - although it probably achieves that I guess ) :-

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.
..... Adam Smith

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Then there are those really really classy pickup lines ...
http://www.alternativereel.com/streams-of-consciousness/Worst_Pickup_Lines.html ("I [Ain't] Gonna Get Laid Tonight!": The Worst Pick-Up Lines of All Time)
like this one (one of the classiest )
"You've got 206 bones in your body. Want one more?"

Then you ask yourself, - as often as not , well 10% of the time - is it the ladies who're doing the trading here ?
(PS maybe this should be on one of those raunchier threads - like prostitutes etc )

AUNG SAN SUU KYI
writes in her paper "Freedom From Fear" (last paragraph)
"It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute."

She might be onto something too

http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/assk/sakharovessay.html

The wellspring of courage and endurance in the face of unbridled power is generally a firm belief in the sanctity of ethical principles combined with a historical sense that despite all setbacks the condition of man is set on an ultimate course for both spiritual and material advancement. It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.

At the root of human responsibility is the concept of perfection, the urge to achieve it, the intelligence to find a path towards it, and the will to follow that path if not to the end at least the distance needed to rise above individual limitations and environmental impediments. It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear.

Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.

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Another example of humans are not animals.

Many humans don`t know when to feed.They do not feed when they need to , only when they want to.Decision making on when to feed instead of need to feed.All other living organisms feed to survive.

Seen any out of proportion animals lately?Mind is strength and mind is weakness.