Because humans are bipeds with opposable thumbs, they can create tools more skilfully than other species. This has helped them to perceive themselves as the dominant species. Humans inhabit almost all areas of the planet, using technology to overcome inhospitable environments. They are the only species to deliberately control fire to cook food.
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Because humans are bipeds with opposable thumbs, they can create tools more skilfully than other species. Humans inhabit almost all areas of the planet, using technology to overcome inhospitable environments. They are the only species to deliberately control fire to cook food.
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Human thirst for knowledge and tool-building capacity has led to many ways of investigating the universe. The scientific method is objective; subjective methods using tradition, creation, introspection and speculation include religion, philosophy, art and literature.
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Human thirst for knowledge and tool-building capacity has led to many ways of investigating the universe. The scientific method is objective; subjective methods using tradition, creation, introspection and speculation include religion, philosophy, art and literature.