Dogs are legitimately another animal we could write a lot of interesting stuff about. They have been bred for socialization with humans perhaps as early as 32,000 years ago. That's not slow gradual evolution, that's deliberate breeding. They can practically read our minds. It's fascinating stuff.
I usually only quote the part that I am replying to. It saves space.
I can't believe you are asking me that. Honestly. Figure it out.
I've already answered this in full.
It depends. They are both the same. If you are referring to an individual chimp/human you would say he/she. If you are referring to humanity, you would say it. I don't know the word for all chimps. If you say chimps/humans, you say them.
I am not opposed to eating animals for meat. You can even eat bugs if you choose. Even cockroaches, although I don't.
No, because a chimp isn't a human. But it's very close, since they are a close cousin.
Not true. "Close cousin" is what we call a species that is not the same but is quote close to us. Chimps share 98% of the same DNA with us. They are anatomically and cognitively very similar to us. The differences are one of DEGREE; for example we are both toolmakers, but chimps use stick kits to get termites, we use spaceships to get to the moon. The only real difference is the lack of empathy/morality.
I've answered this. I feel like you are not listening. For example, I've said it is not moral to eat a chimp unless one is starving, because their level of self awareness is so high. One cannot do this with a human being however. Please try to read and understand my posts before asking further questions. Perhaps you are missing the most recent post?
If you are starving, and a human being is already DEAD, I would say it is okay to eat them under those extremely rare circumstances. The 1972 Andes flight disaster is an example of this.
I reponded. My answer was no. Chimps have no sense of right and wrong and therefore cannot sin. They have no need of a savior.
Chimps were never human and never will be. Evolution never duplicates a species. A better question is whether they, as a unique species, will ever evolve the ability to know the difference between right and wrong, or whether human beings can teach them right and wrong. I don't know the answer to this. I believe that God drives evolution, that it is His way of creating. I don't know if He wants just one morally sentient set of beings, or many. If chimps do become morally sentient, I don't know what His plan for salvation would be. But I know God well enough to trust Hhim that He knows what He is doing. For now, they are safely innocent, they have not "eaten of the tree of knowledge of good and evil."
A lot of things are outside of the Bible. The Bible doesn't talk about TV sets, for example. The main thing is that it doesn't contradict the Bible.
