>>>Humans ARE animals...
>
>>Come on now, you think I
>>don't know that? However, no
>>one divides the human species
>>into suubspecies in modern biology.
>
>Right because modern biologists dont regard
>human categorzation through RACE.

Then explain why medical science continues to stand by research indicating certain diseases (sickle cell anemia, skin cancer, etc) affect certain RACES disportionately? YOu're an idiot if you actually believe that modern biologists don't believe in racial classification. You ask them what race they are, they'll tell you.


>
>>When the term "animal" is
>>used in general language, it's
>>used to refer to mammals
>>and reptiles that are non-human...when
>>is the last time you
>>heard of an "animal rights"
>>organization fighting for the rights
>>of humans?
>
>according to the same dictionary "animal"
>means
>
>"A HUMAN BEING considered with respect
>to his or her physical,
>as opposed to spiritual, nature."

That is NOT the sole definition of "animal" in that dictionary. By only snipping out the definition that (weakly) supports your position, you show how intellectually dishonest you can be.

Further, a human being with respect to his PHYSICAL NATURE...not human beings as a whole, because MOST PEOPLE distinguish human beings from the rest of the animal kingdom, due to our higher cognitive level.

animal - 2. AN ANIMAL ORGANISM OTHER THAN A HUMAN BEING, ESP. A MAMMAL.
(Webster's New College Dictionary)

I am at work, so I can't access the other dictionary I used before (it's at home), but that ought to explain my position clearly enough. In its general usage "animals" as a classification does not usu. connote human beings.

The other two definitions describe what traits are acribed to an animal ("caoacity for locomotion, fixed bodily structure and restricted growth", etc.) but the definition makes clear that human beings are to be excluded from this general category...and that is how "Animal" is used in colloquial English.

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