I am deeply flattered by being bracketed with the divine Shakespeare, and therefore hesitate to ruin my image by joining in this dispute between you mere mortals. However, duty calls. > And so I would conclude, with almost Shakespearian comprehensiveness, impartiality and profundity, that human consciousness is different from that of other animals by such a degree that some people might even consider it to be different in kind.-I guess my flattery worked. I agree with you about language, and disagree with Matt.