What If Animals Could Talk?

We're so used to the divide between man and animal that it's a basic part of life. Even religion acknowledges a fundamental difference. If you call a person an animal, you're basically calling them lower than human (but if you call them dog it means you're friends. Isn't that bizarre?). What's the biggest thing separating us? Maybe it's intellect, diet, or amount of hair, but I think it's mostly the language barrier. Humanity's grasp of complex language is one of our strangest and most powerful evolutionary gifts. It sure would be something if that gift wasn't exclusive to us. Imagine a world where all the animals we so smugly dismiss could tell us just where to stick it. It sounds funny at first, but this road gets dark quickly. We're not the kindest masters on the globe, and though there's no end of violence amongst animals, we have it down to a number of sciences. Could you live as you do now if animals could talk? How would it change you? Listen now and learn, because just talking about it sure changed us. WhatIfPod.com Twitter: @WhatIfSeries Facebook and Instagram: @WhatIfPDCAST If you'd like to show your support, you can visit us at Patreon.com/WhatIfSeries and get access to the What If Patreon pod, making your What If experience a weekly one! You can also show your support by subscribing and leaving a review in iTunes. Thanks for listening! What If Theme Song "Before the Night" by HOME https://youtu.be/wWyf7viDRC4