The difference of Man (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, February 14, 2013, 18:48 (4301 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: So let's just agree that humans are humans, and have special powers. Whether you call them great apes or not doesn't alter those powers, and so shouldn't make the slightest difference to the question of whether they are God's chosen "species" or simply another step in the impersonal process of evolution. So what is the point of the debate?-It is a matter of emphasis. If humans are primates it infers that they are nothing really special. On the other hand, if they are a very special species, even if they have a common ancestor with the primates, this implies that they were teleologically chosen to appear. Are we 'Naked Apes' as the book implies or are we so different it makes a major difference in the philosophy of our origins? God at work. -I have covered this important point in my new book.