Exceptionalism

The claim of Human Exceptionalism is particularly tiresome when accompanied by claims of humility.
[Human exceptionalism: The view (paradigm) that humans are different from all other organisms, all human behaviour is controlled by culture and free will, and all problems can be solved by human ingenuity and technology.
Anthropocentrism: The ethical belief that humans alone possess intrinsic value. In contradistinction, all other beings hold value only in their ability to serve humans, or in their instrumental value.]