Newer Chimp Hands Are Irrelevant to Human Exceptionalism

On even the slightest pretexts, science reporting seeks to undermine the exceptional place of human beings in nature.

Case in point? A study in the journal Nature Communications, "The evolution of human and ape hand proportions," concludes that human hands are less sophisticated than those of chimps. Never mind how much more we have accomplished with ours. Now watch how this is spun as an attack on human exceptionalism. For example, here is the story as reported by Discovery News:

Given our...