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It goes back to the issue of free will. We are the only KNOWN species with this quality. All animals, mamals, paracites, etc. are operating on instinct. Humans are the only once above this.
I don't agree this is true. I'm a theist, and I believe in free will, but I do not think free will can be proven. It can be debated by philosophers, but for all we know scientifically, all our behavior is based on our genes and our experiences, just like any other mammal.
On the other hand, if there's a "soul" or a mind beyond the brain, then maybe my dog has a "soul" or a mind beyond the brain, too. Whether my dog has free will is just as much a debate for philosophers as whether I have free will. I know of no scientific evidence for or against free will in humans, dogs, horses, or whatever.
Maybe you know of some, but I imagine there are very few people on this forum who would agree with you that humans are the only species known to have free will.
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