What makes us so "special"?

emeraldkity4
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:35:52 +0000

The fact that we are able to drive, and even contruct, a car, sets us apart from a freakin ape. thats “difference” if you ask me.

That is only a matter of degree- but what I am looking for is the INTRINSIC difference between species.
As Donna pointed out isolated societies have differing banks of knowledge . Someone on the island of Ulithi, is going to have different values and a different skill set than someone on the island of Manhattan.

So what quality is in common with ALL humans that is different from all other mammals?