Posted: Nov 26, 2014 8:29 am
Spearthrower wrote:angelo wrote:Again, conciousness arose in homo sapien as he gradually became self aware and as an aid for self survival.
Why H sapiens? Why not H neanderthalensis? Why not H erectus? Why not A afarensis? Why not Pan trogolodytes?
Please help me understand how you can know that consciousness is a property only of modern humans?
Trace back the origins of religion, long before that, homo erectus started to become self aware is roughly when conciousness arose. There are traces of this conciousness in many living beings like a dolphin for example. But it never matches the conciousness of homo sapiens sapien. Only he has built a civilisation through his superior brain power.