Re: Are we "special"?

Phillip Bigelow (bh162@scn.org)
Fri, 13 Dec 1996 21:09:53 -0800

Thomas Clarke wrote:
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> In article <01bbe84f$fb5f2e40$LocalHost@dan-pc> "Rohinton Collins" <rohinton@collins.prestel.co.uk> writes:
> >Thomas Clarke <clarke@acme.ist.ucf.edu> wrote in article
> ><58mmj8$qo0@news.cc.ucf.edu>...
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> >> What word should I use to distinguish this ability of humans from
> >> the lack of that ability in non-human animals?

> >Two words: Homo sapiens


> Yes, I guess that does distinguish man from the other animals.

The nomenclature has worked well for over two hundred years, Tom.
You can be assured that it is still sufficient today!
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