Adaptation

[Adios]

Try thinking for yourself, just once.

I dont see how that is even relevant, it seems as if you just wanted to shout that meme at someone.

And i dont like your condescending attitude, i have the habit of thinking for myself.

Not according to your posts. I don't care what you think.

NO CB, MY E-PENIS IS BIGGER THAN YOURS! 

That's your response? Seriously?

[The Johnny]

Do i have to tell you? think for yourself, just once.

[Adios]

Do i have to tell you? think for yourself, just once.

Jesus fucking christ. You are as weak a troll as I have ever sen.

[The Johnny]

Can a mod split this please?

[The Johnny]

I do not contest the previous points, but seeing as you mentioned Lesswrong wiki and im supposing the "Emotion" article...

Contrary to the popular idea, rationality  doesn't mean denying emotion. When emotion is appropriate to the reality of the situation, it should be embraced; only when emotion isn't appropriate should it be suppressed.

Im not sure if you would agree with the bolded part, but im against it;  suppressing an "innapropiate emotion" is avoiding important underlying issues that one is simply not ready to accept.

Weve all seen people that feel in a contradictory manner as they think they ought to, and thats mainly because of the difference of unconscious and conscious desires.

Rather i would say: When emotion isn't appropriate to the reality of the situation, it should be investigated.

[Epimetheus]

OP

Hm, quick behavioral change as the difference between humans and animals? I'm not so sure. I would phrase it differently though, as the greater capacity for behavioral variety. Certainly, humans have that more than other animals (as far as I know). But, I don't think there's a strong dividing line between humans and animals on anything; that is, a line on one side of which is having the quality and on the other is lacking it. Evolution has so made it that everything is a gradient.
Not sure if what I've said has had any positive value, but I wanted to say it anyway.

Also, here's a quote that seems relevant, and which I like.

Man is said to be a reasoning animal. I do not know why he has not been defined as an affective or feeling animal. Perhaps that which differentiates him from other animals is feeling rather than reason. More often I have seen a cat reason than laugh or weep. Perhaps it weeps or laughs inwardly — but then perhaps, also inwardly, the crab resolves equations of the second degree.