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What makes us humans so "special?"
In the past people often claimed that humans are special because some omnipotent god created us and watches over us. The universe was very small then.
That's not an acceptable position for scientific research today so now we humans are special because we say we are.
It's likely our species will never have any external confirmation of our supposed "intelligence" or other special qualities. This planet has seen many innovative species come and go. Most species become extinct.
Whether we believe in gods or hypothetical space aliens, we're not looking at the problem from a realistic perspective..
I find studies like this frustrating and fruitless.
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