Re: animals

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> > > > > > > > animals r just animals
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Define "animal"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > lower life form
> > > > >
> > > > > What would constitute an example of a *higher* life form?
> > > >
> > > > A human
> > >
> > > What is it about the definition of "animal" that excludes humans?
>
> Animals utilize less degrees of entropic freedom than humans.  They
> are not "excluded", they are less efficient, therefore, less preferred
> by nature.

So humans are animals, rather than a form of life that is higher than
animals?