I agree on the point.
Thing is that humans can reason - maybe, humans like to think so. What is reason? It's a human definition on ways of thinking and communication.
If You see how most humans reason I have my doubts on what is ment by the word reason itself.
They useally don't.
Animal behavior often makes a lot more sence/reason than human behavior.
And as you say that humans can reason it makes them very pitiful couse they useally don't.
Humans aren't the lords of creation they're more a freak of nature. It's the only kind that behaves completely different from every other lifeform on earth. Like they don't belong here.
I agree but i don't think it's contradictory... thatr a question is needed as a starting point doesn't mean it has to be a rigorous and mechanical following of quesqtions and answers. As a matter of fact it is not. So i don't understand your objections there.