Debate: Is there God?
Side: No

They were so intelligent, they abandoned the need for community and since they are their brains are at highspeed,Community or a sense of it is not dependent on intelligence but a specific kind of intelligence. The article you linked had an idea that led to their extinction as well that doesn't seem to be what you think it is. "A big skull was not conducive to easy births, and thus a within-group pressure toward smaller heads was probably always present, as it still is in present-day humans, who have an unusually high infant mortality rate due to big-headed babies. This pressure, together with possible interbreeding with migrating groups of smaller-brained peoples, may have led to a gradual decrease in the frequency of the Boskop genes in the growing population of what is now South Africa." They also note that they were in fact members of a community. Being smart in a different environment, one that had centuries of medical discoveries to build upon may have changed their course but the timing could have been off and they were passed up by a species that could out compete them.And up until know, it exists because of the need for answers...Right, and I showed where some answered 'eroded' because we answered them. Even some of the ones you list have been answered. Your miracle question for instance has been answered, you just don't seem to like the answer.My point is, if every single animal came from a single parent gene, how come only humans can be so unique?We are not the only unique creatures, here is that centric thinking again of the sun revolving around us. Every species seems to be pretty unique and specialized. You are just placing the importance on skills humans have. Horses and gods and all. This is one of my main contentions as it involves circular reasoning as I already outlined earlier with my example of Plato and the 'Republic'. It is a terrible measure as the premise already preconceives the conclusion.Notice how the wisest scientists have an open mind towards spirituality?...? Saying something is doesn't make it so. There are plenty of 'wise' scientists on either side of the fence and the number seems to change a little depending on what you consider a scientist. The majority of biologists for example are not theists.  It is not a jump in logic, but an idea that gives your life a meaning.You haven't explained how it logically follows, in fact no one has. This has been a point of contention for centuries. It is also a jump in logic that needs a slew of other untestable assumptions to rest on. It is as if it is sprinting towards an end that cannot be proven. I prefer to be able to test my ideas and see if they hold up to scrutiny.I would also point out there are many ways to get meaning out of life. A deity is not the only path.You simply explained the process of empathy, community and social hierarchy.But in the end, we went back to square 1; You failed to explain how it happened that only humans can do such a feat.Actually what I explained many herd animals do and not just us. To explain why humans are likely to take it further than other mammals is as easy as your example of the Boskops people, bigger brains. We have more metal capacity to understand or develop the complexity of these ideas to a further degree. The difference between us and many animals is just degrees of complex ideas and not a switch of complete difference. The 'why' is because those traits were selected for as it helped the survival of the group.