2007-09-18 12:30:28 · 17 answers · asked by khard 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not true Wally; bonobos can show altruism as well.
2007-09-18 14:28:52 · update #1
We talk about death and destruction, then we do it.
2007-09-18 12:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The difference is the spirit in man. Animals have a body and soul, but humans are trichodomidic. They have a body soul and spirit. The Body came from the dust of the ground, the spirit came from the breath of God, and then man became a living soul. The spirit that came from the breath of God is eternal and can never dissipate. That is why we are totally different creatures to animals. They were not created as we were.
2007-09-18 19:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Humans are the only animal which:
1. Wears clothes
2. Buries their dead.
3. Believes in God.
4. Records their thoughts in a written language.
5. Plans for their future.
6. Develops hobbies.
7. Gives aid to strangers who are less fortunate.
2007-09-18 19:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If your arm gets chopped off, are you still you?
If your kidney gets removed, are you still you?
You are a spiritual creature inhabiting a physical body. Your spirit is immortal, and survives death, as is suggested by NDE's and OBE's.
Animals have souls - the animating principle that gives it life - but we have no evidence that they have immortal spirits as well. And if they did, those spirits would be influenced by the bodies they inhabited. They would definitely be simpler than us.
That, and the fact that we have developed language, and so can pass information on to future generations.
And So-Crates, chimpanzees and meerkats both commit murder. Does that make THEM human???
2007-09-18 19:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Advanced intelligence compared to other living things on the planet. And the special ability to believe in the supernatural and live in a state of superstition. The believers anyway.
2007-09-18 19:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thoughts
2007-09-18 19:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by Premaholic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have mastered the fine art of precisely butchering other animals, damaging our environment, killing one another, and developing complex methods of justification and scapegoating in order to continue doing so.
2007-09-18 19:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God breathed life into man's nostrils.
We have a soul. There is no place in the bible that says animals have a soul, and must accept salvation.
We are given free will, and either choose to follow the Lord or not.
I'm sure there are many other answers you will receive as well.
2007-09-18 19:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Our ability to communicate in multiple forms and our ability to ignore our instincts is what separates us from other animals, as well as our ability to murder each other over those very words we speak.
2007-09-18 19:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
besides all the obvious differences ...
we have a soul.
we know the difference between right & wrong.
we have the benefit of obtaining life eternal w/ God by obeying the Gospel.
2007-09-18 19:39:25 · answer #10 · answered by t d 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1. we understand each others language
2. we have a marketplace(commerce)
3. technology
4. religion?
2007-09-18 19:39:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋