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Originally posted by whodeyWhy is this a question just for ag's and ath's? Muslim's don't get a vote? Scientologists are unable to answer that question?
This is for all you agnostic/atheists out there.
What exactly seperates man from beast other than the obvious fact that mankind has a higher intellect?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see where this is heading.
04 Mar 12
Originally posted by whodeyNothing. Even our 'higher intellect' does not 'separate' us. The only real dividing line is 'them' and 'us'. If we were Chimpanzees we would only see 'them' and 'chimps'.
This is for all you agnostic/atheists out there.
What exactly seperates man from beast other than the obvious fact that mankind has a higher intellect?
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Originally posted by whodey“The noblest study of mankind is Man, says Man.”
This is for all you agnostic/atheists out there.
What exactly seperates man from beast other than the obvious fact that mankind has a higher intellect?
-- James Thurber, Further Fables for Our Time
IOW, asking that sort of question is decidedly human.
Originally posted by twhiteheadSo if nothing seperates man from beast, why then is it OK for mankind to kill and eat animals?
Nothing. Even our 'higher intellect' does not 'separate' us. The only real dividing line is 'them' and 'us'. If we were Chimpanzees we would only see 'them' and 'chimps'.
04 Mar 12
Originally posted by sonhouseWhy not Muslims and other people of faith? I suppose it is because I assumed that they viewed mankind as a special creation that was made in the image of God and set apart from the animal kingdom.
Why is this a question just for ag's and ath's? Muslim's don't get a vote? Scientologists are unable to answer that question?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see where this is heading.
04 Mar 12
Originally posted by whodeyAnd because about 6+ billion people believes that, it must be so, isn't that how it goes?
Why not Muslims and other people of faith? I suppose it is because I assumed that they viewed mankind as a special creation that was made in the image of God and set apart from the animal kingdom.
04 Mar 12
Originally posted by whodeyNothing separates us from animals; we are animals; check out discovery channel animals eat each other all the time; except herbivores. It is interesting that you thought the idea of being an animal is something agnostic/atheists would shy away from. perhaps the basis for all religions is the self loathing some animals of the genus homo-sapien appear to suffer from.
This is for all you agnostic/atheists out there.
What exactly seperates man from beast other than the obvious fact that mankind has a higher intellect?
04 Mar 12
Originally posted by kevcvs57So if there is precious little seperating animals and humans then I would presume that you defend animal rights like you do human rights.
Nothing separates us from animals; we are animals; check out discovery channel animals eat each other all the time; except herbivores. It is interesting that you thought the idea of being an animal is something agnostic/atheists would shy away from. perhaps the basis for all religions is the self loathing some animals of the genus homo-sapien appear to suffer from.
Is this the case?