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Re: Are we "special"?Thomas Clarke (clarke@acme.ucf.edu)6 Dec 1996 20:16:01 GMT
In article <19961206151400.KAA21511@ladder01.news.aol.com> chessonp@aol.com writes:
>>Here are three statements:
>>1. Human beings are animals subject to evolution.
>>2. Human beings uniquely among animals have language and culture.
>>3. The evolutionary circumstances of human beings are non-special.
>>It seems to me that 3 together with 1 implies that 2 is false.
>> I conclude that 3 is false.
>You need to work on your logic.
OK. Where is the argument wrong? I am prepared to entertain the
You will have to expand upon your pithy comment if you want to convince
Tom Clarke
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