Creationists: Does the ability to use tools to hunt separate humans from animals?

Question

Then what do you have to say about this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070222/sc_nm/chimps_hunting_dc

Why would anyone answer the question without looking at the link??? How do you know what you're responding to? It's a yahoo news article that documents chimps making and using spears to hunt.

Answer 1

thats pretty interesting. wonder how the chimps sharpen their spears.

Answer 2

Well if so, I hope their evolution into calling their selves Intelligent being, will be achieved in a record time?, after our own self's it has taking so long to realize that Humanity isn't just different to other species because of its degree of Intelligence but, for our achievements of perfection. its although possible that chimps and some kind of monkey's evolute into a more intelligent form although this is only because there are so many so call humans going the other way around?, don't you think, I least at this time no Human have been pronounce in the possibility that he/she has been responsible for the monkey's and Chimps apparent evolution into a more intelligent should we said Human Level?, is this doesn't happen yet, perhaps this is one more host of scientific neo-proportions?

Answer 3

Yes, a few animals use simple tools from otters using rocks as hammers to chimps using straw as termite extraction devices or a 'spear' to hunt small animals. So what?

When the otters begin to fashion axe-handles or chimps stone spearheads and either learns to appropriately afix them to the stick or stone currently used, then maybe there'll be something to talk about.

Answer 4

Not a creationist, but it doesn't. Chimps use tools, even in some complex ways.

The thing that most separates us is our ability to imagine things. It lets us plan for things that might happen, but we haven't seen. It also causes religions.

Answer 5

Not for a creationist - they think we were CREATED separately.

Its more interesting to someone who is fluent in evolutionary biology and animal behaviour but then you'd be preaching to the converted.

That IS interesting, I knew chimpanzees used tools but spears is a whole new thing - and requires a different level of skill... that's fascinating. Don't waste time trying to tell creationists about it - they love their ignorance.

Answer 6

No. There are many animals that use tools to hunt, such as chimps using straw and blades of grass to hunt for termites, Bottlenose dolphins stick marine sponges on their noses to help them hunt for fish, crows manufacture two types of tool to facilitate the capture of invertebrates: one from twigs and similar material, and the other from the long barbed edges of Pandanus leaves.

Answer 7

I'm a theistic evolution believer, however, I don't think it does. Other animals use tools. However, I do think that what separates humans is the ability for rational thought. Other animals have emotions. But, they don't have the ability for a rational thought process that compares to ours.

Answer 8

I doubt it. What separates us from animals is our ability to reason and to think complex thoughts. Also, language as complex as ours which can talk about anything any time separates us from animals (sure, animals can communicate a bit, but nothing beyond the basic here and now). Our ability to believe in things, to comprehend our own existence. These are things which are way beyond animals' abilities and which separates us from them.

Answer 9

This is telling me that we have the same designer!! The ability to survive in the world comes with the birds, bees, and even the monkees in the trees! They all are designed with the ability to survive!!

Answer 10

The naturalistic major difference is the ability to develope language for abstract ideas.