That was my whole argument regarding all those "crowning achievement" superlatives early in the thread. I wasn't putting humans down; merely pointing out that better or worse depend entirely on the criteria of comparison. — Vera Mont
Conceive, yes. At least, according their own code of morality and standards. Achieve, no.But humans, unique among animals, can conceive of something better. — hypericin
and is what is truly superlative about humanity, above every other animal. — hypericin
But man must eventually learn right from wrong good from evil and hence morality. — invicta
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