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18th June 2009, 12:59 PM
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Reps: 1,211,434,525,818 (power: 1,211,434,531) | | Originally Posted by Mallon Once again, I have no idea what you're trying to say.
I thought maybe I was just hallucinating because I'm overdue for lunch and haven't slept well lately.
But alas, someone else on this forum doesn't understand what he is trying to say either.
Therefore, it's not just me.
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18th June 2009, 01:10 PM
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Reps: 18,889,155,825,852,136 (power: 18,889,155,825,864) | | Originally Posted by loveiseverywhere I thought maybe I was just hallucinating because I'm overdue for lunch and haven't slept well lately.
But alas, someone else on this forum doesn't understand what he is trying to say either.
Therefore, it's not just me. 
Don't feel bad. MOST people here can't understand juvie. But we love him anyway.
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18th June 2009, 10:46 PM
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by Dark_Lite My guess is that peace4ever tried asking it as a leading question that would eventually go down the path of saying evolution says humans are animals -> animals are savage -> "the world" says humans are only animals and thus we shouldn't care about morality -> evolution promotes atheistic immorality.
Or something like that anyway. Anyway, that being said I don't really understand your post.
My point is: If a simple question is asked: Is human animal?
The answer SHOULD be no, regardless the biological consideration. | 
18th June 2009, 10:49 PM
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Reps: 1,238,051,283,267,514,112 (power: 1,238,051,283,267,541) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun My point is: If a simple question is asked: Is human animal?
The answer SHOULD be no, regardless the biological consideration.
If the answer is in a biological context, the answer should be according to the biological context. In that case, the answer would be yes.
If the answer is in the colloquial "are humans civilized or savages?" The answer would be no, because clearly humans are not primitive savages.
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18th June 2009, 10:51 PM
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by loveiseverywhere I thought maybe I was just hallucinating because I'm overdue for lunch and haven't slept well lately.
But alas, someone else on this forum doesn't understand what he is trying to say either.
Therefore, it's not just me. 
He understood perfectly. He just does not want to get into the debate. He is a paleontologist. I am criticizing that study. | 
18th June 2009, 11:22 PM
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Reps: 18,889,155,825,852,136 (power: 18,889,155,825,864) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun He understood perfectly. He just does not want to get into the debate. He is a paleontologist. I am criticizing that study.
Your criticism doesn't make any sense. Palaeontology is "only" a morphological science? Even if that were true (which it obviously is not), how is that a criticism?
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19th June 2009, 12:08 AM
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by Mallon Your criticism doesn't make any sense. Palaeontology is "only" a morphological science? Even if that were true (which it obviously is not), how is that a criticism?
Paleontology "is driven" by morphological study. Why is it wrong? Because it goes backward.
If so, why people study it? Because there is no other way to do it. However, this does not make this study right.
So, if one tried to use paleontology to argue origin problems, it is backward, inefficient, and it is a very wrong tool to get a conclusion. | 
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Reps: 18,889,155,825,852,136 (power: 18,889,155,825,864) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun Paleontology "is driven" by morphological study. Why is it wrong? Because it goes backward.
If so, why people study it? Because there is no other way to do it. However, this does not make this study right.
So, if one tried to use paleontology to argue origin problems, it is backward, inefficient, and it is a very wrong tool to get a conclusion.
Again, that didn't make any sense. Your argument is one long non-sequitur. Perhaps you could try explaining yourself using examples.
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19th June 2009, 12:42 AM
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Reps: 35,233,846,689,871,508 (power: 35,233,846,689,882) | | Originally Posted by crawfish Is it our bodies that make us children of God, or our immortal soul?
What makes us children of God is that he created us in his image to be his children.
And to respond to the OP: yes, we are animals, and yes, we are primates (which I believe is the correct technical term, rather than "ape")
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19th June 2009, 04:00 AM
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18I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."
19For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity.
20All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.
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