> My take is that there is no fundamental lack of ability in animals Yes I agree. > building nested scenario such as telling a fictional story and desire to s

> My take is that there is no fundamental lack of ability in animals Yes I agree. > building nested scenario such as telling a fictional story and desire to share knowledge among each other This doesn't justify human dominion over non human animals [1], because there are humans - infants and the severely mentally handicapped - who also lack this ability. [1] It's not explicit that you're arguing for or against this, but I just want to make my point clear.