what really separates us from the lower life forms?

[ksmybuttons]

I can remember most anything if I put it to music. Whenever I had to do rote memorization for exams at school, I usually put it to a tune. Didn't miss much when it was in a song.

Learning styles make a difference in what works for different people. That is why we have so much creative thought available to us in a myriad of different fields.

Music is one of many identifiers.

 

[marksgirl]

now whay didn't i think of finger nail polish. once again i've over complicated things.

duh. *lol*

 

[unclej]

now that's a great thought patient 1. i suppose that we are the only one's that not only anticipate death but create religions to ease the fear of this being all there is.

i've heard sex described as making beautiful music together so i think we're about to nail this thing down. and i suppose that it is awfully pompous for me to keep using the term "higher life form" but it definitely makes the discussion more interesting.

 

[unclej]

duh. *lol*

hey, shouldn't you be playing with tank's turret or something instead of giving me a hard time?

 

[marksgirl]

Nope, I've changed my mind.......it's cooking. What other forms cook their food?

 

[Guest]

Music, yes to a degree. But many animal species create/perform/communicate with each other using the same and different (newly created) music. I don't think we understand their "music" well enough to make that differentiation and to compare it with ours.

I know that we are the only species capable of consciously controlling the number of our offspring. That may be something.

But it always comes down to sex, of course. Some animals do boink for pleasure, and I just read that a pig has a 30 minute orgasm! Where the fuck did THAT come from?? Who decided THAT??

So - I don't really have answers, except that I think the ability to purchase alcohol may set us apart. But I may be wrong -

 

[curious2c]

Religion

 

[marksgirl]

hey, shouldn't you be playing with tank's turret or something instead of giving me a hard time?

Oh I will.......but giving you a HARD *cough* on time is so much fun.

 

[MissTaken]

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But it always comes down to sex, of course. Some animals do boink for pleasure, and I just read that a pig has a 30 minute orgasm! Where the fuck did THAT come from?? Who decided THAT??

Well, unclej, keeper of the piggy av, is that true?

 

[Lasher]

Religion

I would think this is an argument for why we are NOT necessarily a "higher form" of life.

Relying on ghost stores to cover over a fear of death isn't exactly something that should place you high on the evolutionary scale.

 

[marksgirl]

Well, unclej, keeper of the piggy av, is that true?

Yeah I wanna know too!

 

[LukkyKnight]

credit cards and prisons

 

[Guest]

Someone emailed that to me on a list of "Things that make you go Hmmmm." Wish I knew the exact source!!

 

[unclej]

yes, yes it is. and it's a gift given to we chosen few, the keepers of the piggy av's. for two dollars and a six pack of cheap beer i'll teach you.

sweet sub, you've just added another piece of the puzzle. getting drunk and singing karoke has to rank way up there in what sets us apart. i'm not sure now, whether that makes us a higher form or not.

really good point lasher.

 

[marksgirl]

yes, yes it is. and it's a gift given to we chosen few, the keepers of the piggy av's. for two dollars and a six pack of cheap beer i'll teach you.

sweet sub, you've just added another piece of the puzzle. getting drunk and singing karoke has to rank way up there in what sets us apart. i'm not sure now, whether that makes us a higher form or not.

really good point lasher.

I got cheep beer.........get your ass on over here!

 

[Guest]

. . . sweet sub, you've just added another piece of the puzzle. getting drunk and singing karoke has to rank way up there in what sets us apart. i'm not sure now, whether that makes us a higher form or not. . .

I love to get drunk and sing karaoke!! Oh wait - that probably isn't a good thing. Hmmm. Well, as long as I don't sing "These Boots are Made for Wallking!" (groan)

Question, though. Does having a piggy AV entitle you to all the benefits that pigs may enjoy???

 

[LukkyKnight]

Prisons, credit cards, the Spanish Inquisition

...the weather channel, and remote controls.

 

[patient1]

Music, yes to a degree. But many animal species create/perform/communicate with each other using the same and different (newly created) music. I don't think we understand their "music" well enough to make that differentiation and to compare it with ours.

I know that we are the only species capable of consciously controlling the number of our offspring. That may be something.

But it always comes down to sex, of course. Some animals do boink for pleasure, and I just read that a pig has a 30 minute orgasm! Where the fuck did THAT come from?? Who decided THAT??

So - I don't really have answers, except that I think the ability to purchase alcohol may set us apart. But I may be wrong -

I was a breeding herd manager on a swine farm, & while they are sexually impressive in most ways, I think it's more like 30 seconds, which is still incredible. Time it.

Swine like alcohol, beer & whiskey mash in particular.

 

[unclej]

yep, all of them. 'course living alone helps you eat with no manners and not get busted. playin' in the mud is still my favorite though. (i tried butterscotch pudding but it was getting expensive)

hey marksgirl, i'm not a complete pushover. what kind of cheap beer?

 

[marksgirl]

Maybe it's wiping our rear ends..........no wait........dogs drag their butts on the grass....well shit. Just a thought.

 

[marksgirl]

yep, all of them. 'course living alone helps you eat with no manners and not get busted. playin' in the mud is still my favorite though. (i tried butterscotch pudding but it was getting expensive)

hey marksgirl, i'm not a complete pushover. what kind of cheap beer?

Miller Lite

 

[Lost Cause]

Sex for pleasure, not reproduction....

Harley-Davidson motorcycles, we perform idle time (TV) for nothing more than killing a few hours until we fuck something, and ride our Harley's!

Another is our conscious invention of time-saving stuff to cut down hard labor time. i.e...Microwave/dishwashers/washing machines/dryers/can openers/coffee maker/electric-gas heaters/automobile/aircraft/internet.porn..etc..

*Music/Whale songs......Music influences emotion, whale songs portray emotion, and attraction.

 

[curious2c]

I would think this is an argument for why we are NOT necessarily a "higher form" of life.

Relying on ghost stores to cover over a fear of death isn't exactly something that should place you high on the evolutionary scale.

Exactly my point. animals don't have it, don't use it, don't believe it. Don't get me wrong here either...I am not an atheist, nor agnostic. It just seems that humans are the only ones concerned with religion or God, or a non-belief in the same.

 

[Azwed]

I would put dolphins as being more intelligent then some humans.

Dolphins give themselves names well really unique sounds that identify a particular individual.

They have sex for fun and do other types of play.

The males have prehinsle(sp?) penises and I mean that has got to count for something.

 

[MissTaken]

I think I am returning to the opposable thumb theory.

Religion and our perspective on music certainly sets us apart, but doesn't necessarily promote as as the higher species.

Yep, it is the thumb and it has nothing to do with sex.

Unless we wanna talk about wanking ?