Wow, a lot of great points, guys! Keep the brainwaves a-comin'.

Thanks, dr. del, for the examples.

I respect religion, but I don't feel it's necessary. In my opinion, it's a manifestation of the human mind; the product of a desire to believe there's "something more" to life. It's a perfect example of how far our brains have evolved - it's the capacity to imagine 'what could be'. That's strictly MY opinion, though.

To mr. s, I have to disagree on the "humans can't be classed with animals" front. It's too hard to ignore the fact that the majority of animals use tools, much like we do. As to who is copying who, I have no idea. It's also difficult to bypass the fact that chimps share 99% of our own DNA sequences. They can use "advanced" tools, learn sign language, and even do mathematics. Maybe that's only one example, but chimpanzees are still classed as animals, and since our DNA is only a couple chromosomes off, who's to say we're not too?