Make a list of what you think distinguishes human beings from other kinds of animals. Be thorough and specific. Think carefully about your answers. What are the implications for your answers? In other words, how does the list help define human beings?
When we take a biological perspective, the human body may seem very different from any other animals. The number of genes each species has varies from one to the other. So does the form of the body, the hair that covers it and the habitat in which each lives in. Also, there are certain special abilities that each organism has. …
