What Does It Mean To Be Human

What Does It Mean To Be Human

One of the most frequently asked questions that the world has been asking for years has been “What does it mean to be human?”. Though it sounds like a fairly simple question, it seems that when asked this question, people tend to refer to it as a very hard question to answer because it depends on the opinions of others. It is said that the most common answer is that “...being human means knowing when and where we came from, knowing how humans are different from each other, and how humans are the same.

From the point of view of an anthropologist, humans are the way they are today due to “Evolution”. There have been so many theories about human evolution. The main theory that has been told for many years is that

humans originated from Africa and started out as apes with different characteristics that eventually evolved. The theory goes even deeper when it state that these apes all have different genetic structures, meaning some apes were short, tall, skinny, fat, etc, and they had different religious beliefs. The point of view for an anthropologist is to basically find out and come up with ways for us to find out how humans came about.

From the point of view of a psychologist, humans have a very dynamic intellect. Humans develop increasingly complex emotions and thought from experience and from growth. From a toddler to an adult the knowledge the difference is captivating, as one grows and experiences more events in life humans learn to interpret their surroundings. Skills such as communication whether it's verbal or physical is learnt and adapted by humans over time. For example deaf people learn sign language, it’s an example of how amazing the human brain is. Not only is it to learn a skill but being able to manipulate those skills to a human’s desire is what makes humans what they are today.