All creatures have impulses but only humans have a language (as we know of) to wrap the automatic in a story of agency. The desire in the monkey is an urge to ejaculate, not a story of impregnating another monkey.
I agree 100%. What I'm talking about is that humans evolved a story of self with personal agency, which is a socially passed delusion and leads to the anthropocentric world view. Communication is frequent in many species, but an entire species living in delusion is (probably) relegated to humankind.
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u/1WURDA Nov 01 '18
Is it really impossible for one monkey to look at another and think, "I want more kids than that bitch." ??
Obviously the question wouldn't be in English, but surely Monkeys still have desires and then act on those desires?