When I Was A Child,

Even When It Comes To Things Like Wars Over Oil, Which May Seem Like A Whole Different Ball Game, There Are Still Comparisons One Can Draw: Chimps Fight For Their Territory; They Fight For The Resources Within That Territory, So It Does Relate In A Way.

We Have A Responsibility Toward The Other Life-forms Of Our Planet Whose Continued Existence Is Threatened By The Thoughtless Behavior Of Our Own Human Species. . . . Environmental Responsibility – For If There Is No God, Then, Obviously, It Is Up To Us To Put Things Right.

It's Not That Humans And Non-humans Are Identical... But The Lack Of Understanding That Led To The Slave Trade Is The Same Lack Of Understanding Many People Have About Animals Today. When Slaves Were Brought Over From Africa, Many People Believed They Were Not Humans, That They Didn't Have Feelings. Many People Believe That Primates And Other Animals Don't Have Feelings, Too, But They Do.

Just Think Of The Trust That Often Exists In Soldiers. Within Their Own Unit, You Could Say They Have To Trust Each Other. A Spirit Of Camaraderie Builds Up And, In The End, They Will Risk Their Lives For Each Other. They May Even Go So Far As To Dehumanise The Other, Enemy Group - A Mechanism You Can Also Observe In Chimps.

Chimps Are Unbelievably Like Us - In Biological, Non-verbal Ways. They Can Be Loving And Compassionate And Yet They Have A Dark Side... 98 Per Cent Of Our Dna Is The Same. The Difference Is That We Have Developed Language - We Can Teach About Things That Aren't There, Plan For The Future, Discuss, Share Ideas