Different in degree or kind; language (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 00:50 (3623 days ago) @ dhw

dhw:My question, though, was WHY the distinction is so important to you. Even if humans were different in degree and not kind, you could still say we were the “end point”, since we are so much more conscious/intelligent/ technically advanced than other species. 
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> So what exactly is the reason for your insistence on the distinction? What is it meant to prove?-You total miss the import of Adler's book. You need to read it. It was still in print just a few years ago. "Difference in kind" means that humans did not evolve by any form of Darwinian evolution. Our animal bodies did change very divergently from apes, but that part of us appears as evolved, or helped directly by God to evolve. On the other hand our intellect and consciousness are currently totally unexplained (See Nagel) and represent to me direct help from God.