Because no other creature on this planet has evolved a brain as complex as ours. We're also the only species which can think in the abstract - something even our predecessors couldn't do.
But as Mavericky has pointed out, other creatures are capable of changing things to suit them e.g.: beavers, ants, bees, termites, weaver birds, moles, prairie dogs, trapdoor spiders, hermit crabs etc.
If There is No God, Why are Humans The only Creature That have Reasoning Skills and Manipulate Their Envirorment?
SAILOR
2011/06/18 17:47:38
Atheists and evolutionists claim they is no God and that we evolved into what we are. If that were true wouldn't there be other creatures that would build houses, use tools and reason to solve problems. Why are humans the only animal that can manipulate their environment?
But as Mavericky has pointed out, other creatures are capable of changing things to suit them e.g.: beavers, ants, bees, termites, weaver birds, moles, prairie dogs, trapdoor spiders, hermit crabs etc.
The growth of the human brain over time has been charted and quite a bit seems to involve the pre-frontal cortex, since this controls our reasoning skills and personalities. Its increased size has given us the ability to think outside the box, as it were.
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~aloc...
http://disjointedthinking.jef...
The evolution of our (Homo Sapiens) brain is outlined far simpler terms (although it is not the focus) in a series called "Walking With Cavemen".
As for the whys, well... the jury is still out on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Environment plays a huge factor in any adaptation. An easily observed example would be the strongman competitions that you see on ESPN. Without an environment in which to develop their muscle growth (and thus strength), none of those guys would be able to take part in the competitions.
If there is intelligent life out there, I'm pretty sure they've noticed and are hoping that we never develop faster-than-light travel.
While other animals will simply act on the instinct to survive and perpetuate their bloodlines, humans (as I'm sure you're aware) will do far more for far less.