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Humans are different, undeniable.
Obviously the creationist answer is God and this just turns into a evidence of God thread. But we don't need to identify what the cause of the difference is to identify that there is a difference that biology alone seems inadequate to answer.Well, not exactly. What the OP wanted was the Creationists' answer, necessary or not, true or not.
We are biologically unique but made up of the same biolgical stuff so why are humans so special? I'm suggesting this points to answer beyond biology because very clearly we are different yet biologically are nothing special.All species are different than others. All species are unique. Otherwise, they wouldn't be separate species.
We are biologically unique but made up of the same biolgical stuff so why are humans so special? I'm suggesting this points to answer beyond biology because very clearly we are different yet biologically are nothing special.
Nor do we need to reject God if biology alone turns out to be the answer.Obviously the creationist answer is God and this just turns into a evidence of God thread. But we don't need to identify what the cause of the difference is to identify that there is a difference that biology alone seems inadequate to answer.
We can't say it hasn't, only that if it did it's very probably extinct. However, as I mentioned, we do see species that are not closely related to us - some not even vertebrate - showing less sophisticated forms of our specialist traits.There's the rub. It hasn't, and that's where a biological argument cast doubt.
Biologically, we are similar to other mammals. We are made of the same stuff, in the same way, and have the same basic structures as other mammals. But species are all different, what distinguishes us from other primates is the specialisation of our brains, which are a biological feature.Biological speaking we are the same, yet we still are clearly different. Since we all can agree that it's not a biological difference this logic would dictate to look at outside of biology.
It's the message boards compentent then that the ape is unable to achieve.Really, were not that different. We're just the apes with message boards.
Sure, but that doesn't really answer the problem presented in the OPNor do we need to reject God if biology alone turns out to be the answer.
It certainly doesn't explain why creationists reject a naturalistic answer. The existence of God and His authorship of our being do not depend on it.Sure, but that doesn't really answer the problem presented in the OP
And that's where the doubt is reasonable.We can't say it hasn't, only that if it did it's very probably extinct.
We're not the only ones with big brains but humans are still markedly different. Biology of course explains the biological components but is unable to explain anything outside of itself. Because we are the only ones operating at these levels that no other species is known to cross over into it can suggest an influence that biology is blinded to.Biologically, we are similar to other mammals. We are made of the same stuff, in the same way, and have the same basic structures as other mammals. But species are all different, what distinguishes us from other primates is the specialisation of our brains, which are a biological feature.
It is a biological difference, and it has been explored in some detail (albeit, we still have a lot more to discover about it).
Why "blinded" to? Evolutionary biology is not the 'science of everything' and doesn't pretend to be. It might just be an issue to be considered by a different scientific discipline.We're not the only ones with big brains but humans are still markedly different. Biology of course explains the biological components but is unable to explain anything outside of itself. Because we are the only ones operating at these levels that no other species is known to cross over into it can suggest an influence that biology is blinded to.
What specifically are you referring to?We're not the only ones with big brains but humans are still markedly different. Biology of course explains the biological components but is unable to explain anything outside of itself. Because we are the only ones operating at these levels that no other species is known to cross over into it can suggest an influence that biology is blinded to.
A narrow veiw of Scripture explains that. But what scripture identifies is a plausible source, "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." The details of the account my be goal driven and less about an accurate retelling and more about identifying the source. But in that first verse it would show us that God is preexistent to his creation and at the very least means God is outside of the natural world ergo God cannot be explained by the natural world. Of course we don't need the bible to tell us this as the idea alone of God demands it where something like the speghetti monster seems to be defined within a natural world sandbox.It certainly doesn't explain why creationists reject a naturalistic answer. The existence of God and His authorship of our being do not depend on it.
Biology or science at large cannot see outside of itself, so science is unable to prove or disprove God. But the boundaries it draws creates a space outside of the boundaries.Why "blinded" to? Evolutionary biology is not the 'science of everything' and doesn't pretend to be. It might just be an issue to be considered by a different scientific discipline.
This is the uniqueness I am refering to where no other counterpart exist.I accept that humans are uniquely high in all these fields.
But, God can be "experienced" inside the natural world. Ergo (somehow I like that word), God can be known in the natural world.But in that first verse it would show us that God is preexistent to his creation and at the very least means God is outside of the natural world ergo God cannot be explained by the natural world.
Science is a vacuum with a goal of only finding answeres that can be explained in it's vacuum. It is blinded to anything else. Science cannot prove God, this is true, but it also cannot disprove God.But, God can be "experienced" inside the natural world. Ergo (somehow I like that word), God can be known in the natural world.
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