Plants - Animals - Mankind 4

The ability for vocal communication is another quality that makes humans different from the rest of the animal kingdom. This allows us to verbally communicate our ideas to others. The human is the only creature that has a voice box capable of the wide range of sounds needed for use of a spoken language. Human brains also have an advanced neuromotor mechanism, which gives them the ability to be able to use words and vocal symbols. This means that we not only can solve problems, we can pass the information on to others. Also being the only animal with an opposing thumb, gives us the advantage of using tools and writing. This ability to recognize words and write them down gives humans the advantage for leaving records for future generations. This is something that no other creature on earth has the ability to do.

Whether you believe, as I do, that were created and put here by God or you believe that man is descended from monkeys, it still leaves at the top of the heap. Looking at some of the unique features of mankind I do not have enough faith in dumb chance to think that we evolved from monkeys. When you look at the intricacy of the eye or the brain or the vocal chord voice box unit, it is impossible to see how that could have occurred by random chance. However, this is not the place to discuss that, it could fill a book on its own and has filled many on both sides of the argument. Either way being at the top of the heap puts mankind in a unique position. We are put in the responsible position of taking care of all of the rest of earth and the creatures that inhabit the earth. I have full faith in mankind that this can and will be done. We need to look at the entire picture and work with it. This does not mean that we need a lot of new laws, nor do we need to cry wolf and treat every little problem as a crisis. We may have to change a lot of our thinking. Many of these changes will have to take place in the pseudo-environmental movement. A great majority of this group seem to think with their emotions rather than their rational brain. They need to stop thinking in absolutes, that their way is always right and everyone else is wrong. They need to realize that discussion and compromise does much more good than crying wolf, declaring a crisis and trying to force everyone to do things their way. Given careful thought and planning, there is room in America for many different types of lifestyles. All of this is going to take a lot of education, compromise, changed laws, (not necessarily new laws), and cooperation. The next section of this book will contain, what I feel, are some good suggestions as to what might be able to be done. Do I have all the answers? Heck no, I do not even know all the questions and I do not believe anyone else does either. All I am doing is trying to throw out some ideas and possibilities. I am attempting to do this in a non-professional, non-scientific way, in a way that everyone, no matter their level of education feelings on the environment, can understand. I fully expect people to try, (and possibly succeed at times) shooting many of my ideas full of holes. That is fine, as long as they can offer an equally good or even better option. If getting my ideas shot down will get a discourse started that can lead to sensible environmental changes, let us get to it.

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