Secular Humanism and Humanity: What are they?

[Mudhammam]

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I just mean that if we look at the genetic differences, say between human and chimpanzee and then between human and human, or any other species, the factor that contributes most to whatever special honors we give ourselves probably lies in the material responsible for the construction of the human brain. Take that out, and you just have what appears to be a person, but no person is there.

Thanks for that! So, would it be fair to say that the distinctly "human" characteristics are derived from and involve those realities leading to the development, function, and biological behavior of the human brain?

Sure, I would agree with that. I think that allows us to see the fluidity in behavior between animals and humans and yet there are factors involved in our actions that are quite distinct. For example, we both have passions to procreate, but humans have additional conceptions, of "love" and "rape" and "casual sex" for example.