EPISODE · Jul 29, 2021 · 30 MIN
THE BIOLOGICAL UNIQUENESS OF MAN
from Edgar Andrews’ Onefootinglory Podcast · host onefootinglory
Man is the only biological species that worries about death and taxes, a fact that neatly sums up the uniqueness of Homo sapiens and introduces in an entertaining manner a new section of the book "What is Man? Adam, alien or ape?". We provide a biological perspective to Benjamin Franklin's famous claim that "nothing is certain except death and taxes", examining in detail the way that human attitudes to death, and human use of taxes, show that the difference between humans and chimpanzees (our supposed closest biological relatives) is a gulf that cannot be bridged by evolutioary scenarios. AUDIO ONLY OPTION https://edgarandrews.podomatic.com Want to buy the book? Search Amazon for "What is Man? Adam, alien or ape?"
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Man is the only biological species that worries about death and taxes, a fact that neatly sums up the uniqueness of Homo sapiens and introduces in an entertaining manner a new section of the book "What is Man? Adam, alien or ape?". We provide a biological perspective to Benjamin Franklin's famous claim that "nothing is certain except death and taxes", examining in detail the way that human attitudes to death, and human use of taxes, show that the difference between humans and chimpanzees (our supposed closest biological relatives) is a gulf that cannot be bridged by evolutioary scenarios. AUDIO ONLY OPTION https://edgarandrews.podomatic.com Want to buy the book? Search Amazon for "What is Man? Adam, alien or ape?"
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