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Author Topic:   Is man inherently good or inherently evil?
nator
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Message 11 of 271 (141930)
09-12-2004 11:46 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Trump won
09-11-2004 4:00 PM


What is good?
What is evil?

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nator
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Message 12 of 271 (141931)
09-12-2004 11:49 PM
Reply to: Message 9 by joshua221
09-12-2004 7:04 PM


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I think man has a "will" to good and evil. Otherwise people would fit into the animal kingdom quite nicely.
Who says people don't fit into the animal kingdom quite nicely?
We are animals, after all, just really intelligent ones who are able to adapt to and manipulate our environment.

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nator
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Message 31 of 271 (142300)
09-14-2004 9:21 AM
Reply to: Message 22 by joshua221
09-13-2004 10:05 PM


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Most if not all animals have the ability to adapt. Evo? lol
Yes, but humans do it very, very well.
You also ignored the more important part of what I said, which is that we are very good at altering our environment to suit our needs.
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I say that humans do not fit into the animal kingdom quite nicely.
Um, we have nearly identical DNA with other primate species, we can use animal tissues to heal our injuries and illnesses, we are made of exactly the same stuff as the rest of the animal world, our bodies are of the same basic body plan, our metabloism and reproduction is basically the same as any other mammals'...
You assert the existence of a soul, but that is just your belief and not demonstrated.

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nator
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Message 40 of 271 (142498)
09-15-2004 9:07 AM
Reply to: Message 32 by Phat
09-14-2004 4:29 PM


Re: Is there a distinction between Humans and Animals?
I want to make it clear that I do think, for the reasons I mentioned, that humans are pretty special.
Of course, there is something interesting and special about every animal.

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