Were. I like to think that some of us almost made it into a state of something other than an animal. Something that thinks and plans
Are. The classification doesn't go away just because you'd like to pretend humans are the only animals to think and plan.
[–] Plavonica 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
If you find another, go collect your nobel prize.
[–] Dortex 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
We've known for years that flies are able to make decisions based on context, and Chimps can beat humans in at least one game of strategy, outright predicting the other's moves better, consistently. I know this isn't super common knowledge to laymen, but a lot of the things you think are "just human" exist in other animals too.