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What Does it Mean to Be Human?

October 1, 2015 Adam Setser

I think it’s ironic that God made King Nebuchadnezzar an animal for a while to teach him how to be a better human (read: how to be able to control the distinctly human gifts of consciousness and free will), and yet many in society today just want to become like animals...

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In Philosophy & Theology Tags animals, Pride, Imago Dei, Humanity, Human
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