Claim CA630:
Evolution says humans are animals, but humans are moral, esthetic,
idealistic, and religious, and animals are not.
Source:
Morris, Henry M. 1985. Scientific Creationism. Green Forest, AR: Master
Books, p. 196.
Response:
- It is not just evolution that says humans are animals. Any basic
biology says that.
- Who says animals are not moral, aesthetic, idealistic, or religious?
Many animals show altruistic behavior. Others show respect for their
dead. Some writers have claimed, not entirely in jest, that animals
are more moral than humans.
Links:
Wade, Nicholas. 2007. Scientist finds the beginnings of morality in
primate behavior. New York Times, Science section, 3/20/2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/science/20moral.html
created 2003-4-21, modified 2007-3-23
