What Makes Us Unique

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My fellow homo sapiens, have you ever wonder what makes us unique? What makes us different from other animals? Throughout history and even today we always question and try to figure out how are humans different. Is it because we have opposable thumbs or the ability to recall the past and the future? In terms of science, we are very like chimpanzees; we are only varied in genetics by a little. While in religion we are uniquely different because God or gods created us. So, did we evolve from chimpanzees or super natural beings create us specifically? What actually makes us unique from other animals? I believe that what makes us different from other species is that we as humans have morals and value that is passed on from our ancestors or created to teach us the way to live and the resources that keeps us on top of the food chain makes us different from other species. …show more content…

Many wonder if we are born good or born bad. I personally believe that we are born with greed and evil but we are held back by morals provided by society. Society as whole has certain laws or restrictions that stops us from doing things that inflict us from harming others. The restrictions and laws are created through the morals that the society holds. I believe that we as humans are born with the mindset of survival just like other animals. In order to survival and live a full life, humans become greedy and try to have the most resources for us to survive. This mindset puts us on a path where we will conduct illegal activities that will give us better chances to survive. We with that mindset is hindered because our society has values that stops us from achieving these immoral deeds. We need to eat, survive and reproduce children just like other animals but as humans, we have morals to withhold us from achieving these things in an unmoral

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