Oh, and if you havn't yet, you really need to watch this video:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/susan_savage_rumbaugh_on_apes_that_write.html
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Human Rights For Apes?
by hamilcarr 42 Replies latest jw friends
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frankiespeakin
Thart video sure makes you think twice about our ape realatives.
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hamilcarr
inkling, Thanks for posting this impressive video on bonobos. Very interesting the researcher says that cultural exposure plays a more important role than biology (by the way, this makes us rethink the fancied importance of speciation). In the 16th century native Tasmanians were reported to lack any stone tools, fire and even music. Should they receive human rights? Of course, what makes us human is to a large extent culturally determined. So, when our closest relatives in the animal world are treated respectfully and given rights they start to behave human-like including (written) language, music and toolmaking. I believe this is the most civilized decision to take.