Evolution V Creation

[rjh4 is back]

From a Biblical perspective (criteria) we are different from and greater than the animals and the criteria is because the Bible says so. [my emphasis].

That's what I have issue with. Do you not see accepting the Bible because the Bible says so as completely circular and unthinking?


EvF

The issue was not accepting the Bible. The issue was whether or not man was an animal. I was merely indicating that since I use the Bible as my criteria for determining whether or not man was an animal, I conclude that man is not an animal. If I used a biologist's classification system as my criteria for determining whether or not man was an animal, I would conclude as you do that man is an animal.

Consequently, I do not think I was using circular reasoning at all. I think you are extrapolating from what I said relative to the issue at hand into an area that was not even being discussed. On the other hand, I would also agree that the wording of my sentence that you quoted was less than crystal clear on my part and may have contributed to such extrapolation.