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We’re not as dominant as our anthropomorphic world view prompts us to believe

30 March 2025 - 00:00

We belong to a species that has arrogated to itself “dominion over other creatures”. The dispassionate scientific fact is that you and I are merely members of the sapient species of the genus Homo of the Hominidae family alongside our first cousins, the chimpanzees. Because of our naturally anthropocentric view of the world, we put ourselves at the apex of the evolutionary pyramid. With very good reason. This is although viruses keep reminding us of the healthy dose of delusion in our self-image, like the Covid ones did recently. Healthy for them...

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