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To subscribe, E-mail the words . . Throughout this 3 million-year lineage, humans were just another insignificant animal among many. Then, during the period 10,000 to 2,000 years ago, humankind's view of itself slowly changed. From this point onward, humans have thought of themselves as special creatures, quite distinct and apart from the other animals. In this view, because the Earth was created for humans, the Earth is specially adapted to taking care of human needs.