> for better or for worse we are the only animal that uses and controls fire Just to nitpick on that one, some wild animals seem to use fire to their advantage

> for better or for worse we are the only animal that uses and controls fire Just to nitpick on that one, some wild animals seem to use fire to their advantage, such as birds of prey spreading wildfires. Some others were trained to be able to cook food, and light fire with tools. That said, to my knowledge, none are able to start fire with tools they crafted (I am not really either, to be fair). So this might be true for now, but I do not take it as a given. I like your last paragraph, though, especially the ending. Nicely put :)