Are Humans inherently animals?

Answer 1

Eccl.3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Eccl.12:7 [ Spirit of life returns to God who gives it ]; Psm.104:29,30 [ Spirit of God
returns to renew the face of the earth as created from dust ];

Answer 2

By the very definition of the English word "animal" is: a living thing that has a capacity for locomotion ( moves around under its own power) and does not have a photosynthetic metabolism and has other attributes. I don't know what you would have to assume as the definition of animal to include all living things that met that definition and excluded the species Homo Sapiens (modern humans). The very word "animal" derives from the Latin word "anima" which means soul so the ancients thought (knew?) that all animals had souls.

Answer 3

I think we have a duel nature. Animal and spiritual.

Of course, we have all the same bodily functions as animals. I think that proves our animal nature.

Our emotions, our civilization, or attempt to make one, kindness toward each other, etc, are our spiritual and intellectual natures.

We don't give animals enough credit for they're emotions, though. We are starting to, now.

It was always as if we had to divide everything on such strict lines, as if we shared traits with animals that just wouldn't be good enough.

Well, we are the top of the kingdom, but still in the same kingdom. And in some ways there is no separation.

Answer 4

Reason separates the human from the animal.

And so does art. Art shows that humans constantly try to rise above their animal instincts. To rise above the beast.

Answer 5

Yes. There is no evidence that the soul exist or that human beings are in any way different than other animals except in intelligence.

Answer 6

Yes.... we are.....

Even in dreams, those to whom we encounter may take on animalistic tendencies..... Or, rather, symbolically speaking... Have animalistic traits..... One can know them by the charateristic flaw.... such as the old pun which states: "Men are dogs"..... or "women are as cats"........ Some friends are snakes... etc.... It depends on the characteristic detail that pinpoints the idealism of a character flaw.......



Your sister,
Ginger

Answer 7

Yes. Although we like to think of ourselves as being at the top of the food chain. I guess if we really narrow it down we are merely mobile digestion tubes like so many other living things. :)

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

no God created humans and animals. he created adam which was a man and eve who was a woman. if we had come from animals the first people would have been animals. Genesis 1:1-1:20

Answer 10

Yes. The fact that we are self-aware in no way changes the fact that we are animals.