Even without invoking aliens, humans stand out as an anomaly in nature. Our intelligence is far ahead of survival needs. No other species writes poetry, launches rockets, or worries about the heat death of the universe. We also have unusually long childhoods, complex languages, and a dependence on culture rather than instinct to survive.
There are also biological oddities:
Weak physical resilience compared to other primates (fragile spines, weak newborns, high risk in childbirth).
Unusual brain-to-body ratio, with energy-hungry brains that consume 20 per cent of our calories.
Rapidly evolving traits, such as bipedalism and speech organs, which seem unusually accelerated compared to evolutionary timelines.
Some scientists argue these are just quirks of evolutionary pathways. Others, however, see them as signs of “artificial tweaking.”
