Humans vs Animals

Explore the profound differences between human beings and the animal kingdom. Discover the unique capabilities and intellectual capacities that set us apart from all other known life forms.

Human Beings – The Highest, Known, Visible Form of Creation

This list contains things humans can do that the smartest animals cannot do. Humans are the highest, visible, known form of existence in the universe that you and other humans know about or have experienced.

Below are 40 pieces of truthful, irrefutable evidence about humans versus animals.

40 Things Humans Can Do That Animals Cannot

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You can make and wear clothes

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You can have dominion over all animals, birds and sea creatures

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You can start fires or put them out

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You can plant, grow and harvest crops and vineyards

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You can have certain animals do chores and work for you

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You can cook food using heat or refrigerate and freeze food

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You can speak a complex language(s)

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You can read language(s)

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You can write language(s) or a book(s)

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You can translate between languages

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You can create or invent new things if you want

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You can develop complex and abstract thoughts and reasoning

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You can ask philosophical questions

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You can create or play sophisticated music

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You can play organized sports and sophisticated games

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You can create educational systems

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You can record and study history

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You can do advanced mathematics

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You can invent and use formal logic systems

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You can make scientific discoveries

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You cure diseases through medications or surgery

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You can record, store and transmit information globally

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You can build complex structures or cities and tear them down

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You can alter or design the earth's landscape and eco systems

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You can extract and utilize minerals and elements from the earth for your benefit or benefit of others

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You can harness and store energy

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You can plan ahead for years and decades

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You can get married or divorced

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You can create moral and ethical codes and rules

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You can enforce laws and justice systems

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You can invent or participate in complex government systems

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You can choose to forgive others or not forgive others

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You can run a business, work in a business, charity or non-profit

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You can travel all over the world by land, sea and air

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You can travel/explore outer space if you can afford it or are chosen to

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You can accumulate wealth for yourself or donate it others

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You can practice large scale charity or humanitarian relief

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You can build or buy a memorial for deceased people

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You can create the most powerful force on earth by splitting invisible atoms

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You have the ability to freely choose to accept, love and worship God or reject God, you have true freedom and true free choice

Categories of Human Uniqueness

Communication & Language

Complex language, reading, writing, translation, and abstract reasoning that no animal possesses.

Civilization & Technology

Building cities, creating governments, developing technology, and reshaping the earth's landscape.

Moral & Spiritual

Creating ethical codes, choosing forgiveness, and having the freedom to worship or reject God.

Science & Discovery

Making scientific discoveries, curing diseases, and even splitting atoms to harness nuclear energy.

Arts & Culture

Creating sophisticated music, recording history, and developing educational systems.

Exploration & Travel

Traveling worldwide by land, sea, and air, and even exploring outer space.

The Ultimate Question

Did all of the above happen by just by random coincidence or was it due to a supreme designer/creator….God?

The remarkable capabilities that distinguish humans from all other known life forms point to something extraordinary about our existence and purpose. These 40 unique human abilities suggest intentional design rather than random evolutionary chance.

Human Dominion

"Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'"

Genesis 1:26

Humans alone have been given dominion over all creation, with capabilities that reflect the image of our Creator.