Whats so special about humanity.

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Whats so special about humanity.

Religions are fond of saying were special because a creator made us especially.
Why, there are FAR more insects than humans so by numbers they are more special and they dont destroy the fragile environment we need to survive. Hell cockroaches can survive without a head for over a week and are well known for the reputation that they are the only creatures that can survive a nuclear winter.
Thats just above ground theres more life underground than on top of it.
Bacteria are the most numerous life form on the planet by miles.
So why call us special. By a freak coincidence we have a brain religions claim a creator made our brain but does not want us to use it hardly logical.
Is the creator illogical :)
Who's is to say insects don't have a version of a creator we have seen very rudimentary signs that some animals including elephants MAY have a religion.
I emphasised the word may because ALOT of work needs to be done to confirm or deny what is basically just a few observations. At the moment we think they have the ability to be superstitious and superstitions can become a religion. We also know they have the ability to help another elephant do a task so they get a reward thats basically cooperation and a sign of communication.
Id be interested to know what they think created them if they do think something did and if its different to any known religion.

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