And once again, allow me to add that I find nothing int he Bible which precludes higher intelligence beings, but without a spirit. We just don’t know. Then again, perhaps God put a spirit in evolved beings but did not allow for free will, sort of like ant colonies or bee hiveism.
True.However it can be illuminating to look at the reasons why this topic seems to touch so many nerves.It seems it's an issue that's difficult to look at unemotionally.Lots of big questions that touch very deeply on who and what we are.The issue often ends up looking a lot like a creation/evolution,theist/atheist or even a protestant/catholic debate.Tons of heat with little light.
allow me to add that I find nothing int he Bible which precludes that George Washington was homosexual, or that Christopher Columbus was an alien, or that John Adams was an amphibious reptile. We just don’t know.
See how far an invalid argument from silence can go?