Different in degree or kind: our hands (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, March 05, 2016, 14:31 (2971 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: We are the only organism with hands like ours. Imagine an ape playing the violin. They can't even hammer:
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> http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0146193
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> dhw:Yeah, yeah, our variations enable us to do things other organisms can't do. Now try and pick up a log with your nose, or walk through the desert for a week without any water, or flap your arms and fly 6000 miles without stopping.-Brute force wins over aesthetic nuance? Come on, be reasonable. No comparison.