Are we, in any way, "animals"?
2007-10-25 11:29:30 · 27 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Definitely.
2007-10-25 11:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well at times some of us act like animals and even sound like them , and even treat other humans like animals .But the ans . is no, I don't believe animals train humans , and I don't think they have a soul .Also I don't see them gather for religious holidays or services. Now seeing as God had Adam name the animals that's another reason. Also if we are made in the Image and likeness of God why don't the animals look like us . beside we have a diff D N A it would have to be 100% not 85% or 90%
2007-10-25 11:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by the only 1 hobo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clearly, judging by the previous answers, our oh-so-human ability to use logic and reason isn't present in everybody. We most certainly are animals. A belief in religion may be an offshoot of our ability to think abstractly, unlike most other animals.
Just because we have unique characteristics that other animals don't share, doesn't mean that we aren't animals. Duck-billed platypus are the only egg-laying venomous mammals, but that doesn't prevent them from being an animal.
2007-10-25 12:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by eV 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Assuming that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter and energy and that nervous systems have evolved to channel this to create the illusion of 'self', creatures with nervous systems are a burning light of consciousness compared to the dim background radiation of a universe of relatively unconscious matter. To be conscious of any sound, colour, shape, memory or emotion is a lot more than a piece of rock or a plant ever experiences, without even considering complex thoughts. I do think that our consciousness has infinitesimal complexity compared to what could be, for example a Matrioshka brain made of all the matter in the solar system could have a perceptual experience richer than our own by many, many orders of magnitude. If on the other hand you're referring to the fact that we are not consciously aware of most of our thought processes, then I agree. I think this is unavoidable given that it's how the brain works. It is still a much richer experience than the dull and unfocused one that plants, a corpse, or a rock must have.
2016-04-10 05:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say we are animals - but I am not a creationist. We are likely the most self-aware animal - but does that mean we are "above" other animals - or merely different.
If another animal can outjump, outrun, outswim a human - are they "above" us?
The problem of being self-aware is mistaking this for being more important than the rest of life on this planet. Naturally we're very important to us - but it was just microbes that killed 1/3 of Europe in the Black Plague.
Does that make microbes "above" humans? No.
2007-10-25 11:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by rstrother 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most would probably say no. Are you familiar with the whole "I'm not a monkey" rant? many Christians and creationists have trouble facing the reality that man is just another animal. Yeah, we're more advanced in some ways, but we're still animals. I guess it doesn't matter if they believe it or not. Probably makes life easier for the humans who do accept their animal nature.
2007-10-25 11:33:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
We are created in the image of God and are above the animals He created. We can tell right from wrong---animals can't. Many creation websites have info on how we differ from animals...opposeable thumbs, speech, ability to write and create music, ability to use a wide variety of tools, ability to commune with God, etc... We may share some structural and physiological components with some animals but we are unique.
2007-10-25 11:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes YES yes but also no No in the fact that according to bible we were placed in charge of animals, but our diet remains the same as other animals our structure remains the same as other animals we have blood, hearts, Livers, Kidneys, Lungs, Brains all a dit different but all the same in function. Doesn't help much Hey but thats what makes us interesting we can see the same and see the differences.
2007-10-25 11:35:43 · answer #8 · answered by bilbobagsend 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The human is the animal with instincts, while the man is the image of God. God's image is forever, while the human is not, therefore, the animal claiming to be man is not.
2007-10-25 12:00:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but being an animal is not necessarily a bad thing, nor does it mean being low on the ladder. I have three cats who will attest to that.
2007-10-25 11:33:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋