I would suggest that we excel in certain areas of mental and intellectual development, but are lacking in others, mainly empathy.
Perhaps there is a whole level of empahty we are ill equiped to deal with that many animals use as communication.
I dont know that though either, maybe.
Sodom
The light in the tunnel
Tim Rhodes wrote:
> Sodom writes:
>
> > Early humanoids did demonstrate ceramonial burial which is
> > indicative of a religion. The Neanderthals especially.In my opinion, and I am
> > basing it on my understaing of the origin of religion, is that as soon as an
> > animal reaches a certain point where it can try to understand what is
> > happening, it creats gods to explain what it does not understand.
>
> Elephants also observe burial rites, but I don't see anyone assuming that that means they believe in gods. Why do you suppose that
> the belief in gods came first in proto-humans?
>
> -Prof. Tim