True, but remember humans analogize all life forms to
  themselves. seeds = embryo, dying flower = dying human. If it's
  a life form, it's analogized in some form to a human, even
  bacteria. flagellum analogize to human limbs... etc

  If it doesn't analogize in some way to humans, we don't consider
  it life at all.

  So, all organisms cognitively are strange forms of human.

  But anyway, that's CogPsych stuff, not directly referring to
  Spengler there. Just me going off on tangents tongue emoticon