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Where is the evidence that man (or human beings) are the most intelligent of all species created by God?

The claim that human beings are the most intelligent of all things (or species) in creation is made by humans. Where is the proof for that claim? How do they arrive at that conclusion? Did God say so as well? If God did say so, then that settles the argument. But did He say so?

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  • 10 years ago
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    [Job 35:11-11 He is the One teaching us more than the beasts of the earth,

    And he makes us wiser than even the flying creatures of the heavens.

    Gen. 1:27) 27 And God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them

    gen 1:29And God went on to say: “Here I have given to YOU all vegetation bearing seed which is on the surface of the whole earth and every tree on which there is the fruit of a tree bearing seed. To YOU let it serve as food. 30 And to every wild beast of the earth and to every flying creature of the heavens and to everything moving upon the earth in which there is life as a soul I have given all green vegetation for food.” And it came to be so.

    Genesis 1:26.

     And God went on to say: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and the domestic animals and all the earth and every moving animal that is moving upon the earth

    the Bible is very realistic in speaking of animals as “unreasoning

    (2 Pet. 2:12) But these [men], like unreasoning animals born naturally to be caught and destroyed

    Source(s): jw
  • 10 years ago

    Where does it say humans are the most intelligent of all God's creations? First of all, we may not be aware of ALL God's creations. How does one measure intelligence in a creature who cannot speak or communicate with us? The best thing we can say for we humans, is that we have a soul, a sense of humor, and the knowledge of right and wrong that differentiates us from other earthly creatures.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The fact that humans are able to build such complex civilizations and think about things that other animals can't and the fact that we are able to change our culture much faster than any other animal and the fact that we are able to build machines and the fact that we are able to genetically engineer other animals and plants and the fact that we can go places that we could not naturally go all and the fact that we can understand our origins indicate that we are smarter than all other animals. Other animals do some similar things to us such as use tools and make homes but the difference is they do what they do primarily by instinct and changes to their genes are often necessary to get them to behave differently and they change the way they do what they do much more slowly than humans and the way they do things though complex is not nearly as complex as humans. We were not created by a god and we were not created by a species but we happen to have the most significant advantage of all species in the form of the most powerful brain.

    Source(s): Atheist
  • 10 years ago

    Your first problem is that you did not define intelligence. Dolphins have shown a great deal of intelligence and the ability to problems solve but really don't seem to care to unless it's needed. We tend to define intelligence by human intelligence standards, which we excel at.

    Next, God does claim that man is 'very good' and made in 'God's image', but does that mean intelligence? It is rather a jump to go from 'very good' to intelligent.

    Personally, I tend to think we are..... but then I look at the comments on some of these posts and I wonder.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Wheres the evidence that humans aren't the most intelligent being of all?

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    genesis decoded --- "god' is a author of no less than somebody with a astounding mind's eye. no longer something grow to be occurring so god concept "What if there grow to be ...." an entire universe easy land and water and sky vegetation a selection of lifeforms a existence kind like myself Then god took a wreck. from then on god enable the story unfold...... John a million:a million (New King James version) a million interior the initiating grow to be the word, and the word grow to be with God, and the word grow to be God.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    This topic is mainly controversial. All I can say is that everyone has there own opinions. Go by what you believe in all the time. No one can really say that "this is how this is suppose to be" because we never really know. Anything is possible. But knowing and believing life from inside of you will get you way farther than finding answers outside of you.

  • 10 years ago

    Humans are the most intelligent but also the most stupid of the creations.

    Intelligence does not guarantee Smartness. A man can be brilliant in mind, and stupid as a rock.

  • Rocky
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Actually, man is just below the angels in abilities and intelligence but man has a soul which angels do not.

  • 10 years ago

    You're typing that on a computer and sending it out over the Internet. Ever see another species do that?

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