I was thinking about something with regards to evolution.

Let's say that humans did evolve just as Darwinists believe. For the point of this conversation, we'll go ahead and say it is true that single celled bacteria evolved over millions of years and eventually we got to modern humans as we know it.

Ok, since we're assuming that evolution is true for this conversation, then we can say that humans managed to go through all the hoops of evolution and develop a knowledge of self. So, from bacteria, we evolved and at one time humans were animals. From the animals, we managed to become the humans that we know now. Throughout the human evolution time-table, it wasn't until we developed a self-knowledge that we actually became the humans that we know. Animals are animals b/c they have no concept of themself.

So, now to what I was pondering. If humans did evolve, as stated earlier, then is it possible that another species in this world will eventually evolve and have a knowledge of self? Will another non-human species somehow be able to evolve from animals into an intelligent, self-thinking one?

What would become of this world if that happened?

Right now, humans rule the world b/c every other species are animals. We're the only ones who can create all that we have in this world b/c we know of ourself. If another species evolved so much that they knew of themself and their feelings(just as humans did), then will humans come into conflict with this newly evolved species with a self-knowledge? Will there be a war among intelligent beings?


Please comment on the possiblity that another species will evolve into developing a knowledge of self.