Posted by Fr. Mark DelAguaro
January 5, 2011 -
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Is it instinct or consciousness? Sometimes I look around and all I see are instincts. No real thoughts. Are we as humans only relying on instincts? Maybe we are not as intelligent as we seem. Maybe we are just another form of animal.
Father Gregory PattersonFather, we are animals, but we are also a "little less than Angels". It would seem a contradiction, it is not. We are the animal that wonders, imagines, dreams and we react. Aristotle would say that there is a hierarchy of being: from mineral to God. H... moreFather, we are animals, but we are also a "little less than Angels". It would seem a contradiction, it is not. We are the animal that wonders, imagines, dreams and we react. Aristotle would say that there is a hierarchy of being: from mineral to God. He bases it on consciousness. the plant is more aware than the earth the animal more aware than the plant the human more aware than the animal the angel more aware than the human and God is the ultimate awareness. I would agree that we react instinctively it is our nature. It is also our nature contemplate our reaction and even through reflection change. Animal, yes but with a spark of the divine. less
