Walking Gorilla!

It seems as if the "evolutionary process" continues in a Kent Zoo. Yup, Ambam the Gorilla seems almost poised to walk himself to the supermarket, his girlfriends house and perhaps even church, that is if he makes the decision to do so :(.

What is it about these "feel good stories" that strikes such interest in us human beings? Is it the thought that we are so closely connected to these viscous animals who would kill as and eat us for dinner if they had the chance? Do stories like this solidify our "understanding" of the "evolutionary process" so much that we are compelled to think "Gee, Ambam is really making progress, soon his little baby gorilla children will be prancing down to the DMV to get their driver's license?

What a joke, for what its worth, these stories depress the hell out of me, especially in the face of 1% proficiency in the sciences (new press release via jay Leno on Thursday night). But I guess it all makes sense, perhaps this little fact, our deficiency in science, has lead people to a general misunderstanding of the order of creation. I was under the impression that God created us humans as the most intelligent beings so that we may have dominion over animals like Ambam, but alas I am resigned to the possibility of Ambam and other animals like him joining self-esteem boosting classes soon so that they may be able to cope with their inability to truly be human beings. What a world we live in; glorious and majestic, created just for us to have dominion over and be faithful stewards of; we sure pooped that down our legs; now we'd just like to hide our irresponsibility under the guise of "giving everyone else a shot" tolerance sucks! We've shirked the gift and replaced it with an equal opportunity format for boys, girls, men, women, gorillas, goldfish and geese. Lord have mercy.