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A comment on Ask HN: Why do we think that “humans are the most evolved of 'all' animals”?.

Re:Ask HN: Why do we think that “humans are the most evolved... by ozzmotik on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:54AM (#20852268)
one word: anthropocentrism. it's easy to have a bias towards your species when it's the one that frames the experience of your entire existence.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do we think that “humans are the most evolved... by BearOso on Sunday September 01, 2019 @12:20PM (#20853072)
Exactly. We think in terms of what's important to humans. Maybe a tree thinks what's important is to sit still and grow forever.

Also, if we can't perceive or measure any sort of higher order being, we're going to think we're at the top of the food chain. We can speculate, but never get any solid facts.

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