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WOW! Man made up the classifications of animals, okay. Of course man has the biological make up of animals. In order to live we breathe, we eat, we defecate. but come on! Do you want to believe man is merely just another species of animal? I believe what the elephant man (John Merick?) said applies to us all, " I am not an animal!" One of the many things that makes man NOT merely another species of animal is man has the knowledge of good and evil. Sorry, you won't find that in your science books, you're being led, my friend. Open your mind. It's just the way I am, it rankles me to hear my sainted mother is just as much an animal as the cow in field, I'm funny that way. Good luck with that animal thing. Your human friend, Hank

Do you want to believe man is merely just another species of animal?

Why do you ask such a strange question? What I "want" is irrelevant. Humans cannot be classified as any other form of life than "animal". Humans only match the definitions of kingdom Animalia, no other kingdom.

I believe what the elephant man (John Merick?) said applies to us all, " I am not an animal!"

We're speaking of scientific classifications, not layman usage. By scientific classification, humans are animals. Just because you don't like it is not reason to throw out established scientific definitions -- science isn't about making you feel special.

One of the many things that makes man NOT merely another species of animal is man has the knowledge of good and evil.

You mean classification of things as "good" and "evil", but once again there's nothing in the scientific classification of "animal" that exlcudes biological life forms that do such a thing.

Sorry, you won't find that in your science books

Of course not, because it's irrelevant to the definition of "animal" and the classification of humans as animals.

. Open your mind.

This does not advance your argument.

It's just the way I am, it rankles me to hear my sainted mother is just as much an animal as the cow in field

Your mother is not only an animal, but she's also a mammal, just like the cows in the fields. So am I. We're all carbon-based life forms, too, just like fungus. I'm sorry that you don't like the fact that there are general terms that apply equally to your mother and cows, but scientific classifications weren't made to make you feel good. Humans are animals, they're part of kingdom Animalia. Yes, there are traits that seperate humans from every other animal out there. That's why we're called "humans". That does not change the fact that we are still animals.