Letters

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From Elaine Morgan So you think you're unique (24 May, p 28) ? Of course we are -every species is unique - but nowadays we are continually being reminded that we are nevertheless "not so special". It's a coded phrase designed to convey the idea that nearly all the traits distinguishing Homo sapiens from our nearest relatives have finally been satisfactorily accounted for or shown to be illusory and that, as your article put it: "The last stronghold of human uniqueness has fallen."rnThe motivation behind all this may be a laudable attempt to counter creationist claims of a special creation.