[M.D. Holloway]

Actually I think we are somewhat special...here is why.

On our planet, to our knowledge we are pretty darn advanced compared to all other examples and there are millions of examples. Humans are by far the most complex and maybe the most sophisticated. Now, we haven't seen any forms of life on any of the planets in our solar system. Its possible they are all sterile. If so that would suggest we are a tad more special.

Either way I would say that compared to all other life forms we know of - they all seems to follow a very similar route in life. Not so for humans. The art, culture, religion, music thing creeps in as well as all the other stuff that makes humans different then the other creatures. they all seem to share a commonality for the most part and its all about basic survival. Humans have more going on.