Whats the difference between an animals awareness and a humans awareness?

Question

And can this be explained by genetics? i.e. is there a gene for the thing we call soul?

Give me your informed opinion.

Answer 1

Here is a portion of my semi-informed view: Unsullied by ego, animals tend to be more honest and sincere. Also, even those who have very dangerous propensities never kill "for fun", like our vice president, for example, and his ilk are so well known for doing. And, the animals tend to be far more loving to their progeny, and own species, and perhaps other species as well, when not hungry, as compared to numerous humans. In terms of "consciousness level" all animals are totally in tune with nature, a very wise approach to life, a claim very few of the troglodytes who are "elites" on this planet can ever hope to make:-)) So, who has soul?:-))))

Answer 2

First off, I don't know that there is even a universal definition of awareness. Some fish have an electrical field around there back half so they can detect an attack from behind. So that is an awareness they have that we don't. There are other examples like that, obviously. But to speak more generally, all animals have the most awareness in what might be called their habitual environment. So the differences in awareness (our diminished sense of smell) has a lot to do with the fact that our environment is quite different from the 'natural' environment. This is the same reason your dog freaks out when you turn on the vacuum cleaner. A dog's habitual (or natural) environment does not include vacuum cleaners and it has no means by which to process what the heck that thing is.

Answer 3

Hmm... 'awareness' what is awareness? If it's just something direct, something instinctive or intuitive, it's pretty much the same i guess (for mammals at least). If it's like including more memory and imagination, it depends on which animal we're comparing with.

But what is awareness?

Answer 4

Animals don't have a philosophy section at yahoo ANSWERS. In fact they couldn't comprehend this question. Many probably aren't even aware of being.

Answer 5

mostly a humans ability to communicate that awareness to
others. many animals are very aware but do not communicate
that fact to us.

Answer 6

People have souls.

Answer 7

wasnt that the adam and eve story, the snake ate the forbidden fruit and made us like this. ... i think

Answer 8

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