Comic #4199: humans-are-special

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Panel 1:
Alien: "We humans keep thinking we're special, only to find out we're not. We have language. So do birds. We have culture. So do monkeys."

Panel 2:
Alien: "What do Zorblaixians think is special about humans?"
Alien: "On Zorblaix, we call humans 'the ape with reasons.' You, unique among life, have stupid reasons for EVERYTHING."

Panel 3:
Alien: "Your behavior is not in any important way distinct from, say, a squirrel or a rat. But, unlike the rat, you imagine your behavior holds some meaning beyond its proximate effect."

Panel 4:
Alien: "You kill rivals for resources, but you write songs and essays about why it's complicated and important. You create lasting alliances based largely on mutual utility, but you attach a whole philosophy of love and friendship to it."

Panel 5:
Alien: "You can barely even have sex without imagining a mental romance novel!"

Panel 6:
Alien: "Humans have FAR more mental processing power than any species in the universe, but 98% of it goes to incorrectly understanding your own behaviors!"

Panel 7:
Alien: "If you could just shut up your inner voices for one week, you could rule the galaxy!"

Panel 8:
Human: "Huh."

Panel 9:
Human: "So you're saying we're special because we're so clever."
Sound effect: "AAAAH!"

Panel 10:
Image of the human and alien running away in fright.

This transcription captures all the spoken dialogues and sound effects in the comic for accessibility.