What makes humans different is human language—a system of communication so powerful and precise that we can share what we've learned with such precision it can accumulate in collective memory, outlast individuals, and accumulate from generation to generation, making humans creative and powerful with a history.
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“Now what makes humans different is human language. We are blessed with a language, a system of communication, so powerful and so precise that we can share what we've learned with such precision that it can accumulate in the collective memory.”
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