Although all people are animals, not all animals are people!! Furthermore…even though all animals are equal, some animals are more equal. Learn to live with it!!
an·i·mal (ăn′ə-məl)
n.
1. Any of numerous multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Metazoa (or Animalia) that ingest food rather than manufacturing it themselves and are usually able to move about during at least part of their life cycle. Sponges, jellyfishes, flatworms, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates are animals.
2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal. 3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.
4. A human considered with respect to his or her physical nature, as opposed to rational or spiritual nature.
5. A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests: “that rarest of musical animals, an instrumentalist who is as comfortable on a podium with a stick as he is playing his instrument” (Lon Tuck).
Liberals need to understand that in English we can use words in multiple ways. You know, like choosing your gender.
Didn’t know he was a biologist. Perhaps they would be better off with Bill Nye. Oh wait a minute…
Ace of Spades, apropos, has a reference to this review of a book about people believing themselves to be (merely) animals. See https://www.encounterbooks.com/features/the-eternal-feminine/.
Although all people are animals, not all animals are people!! Furthermore…even though all animals are equal, some animals are more equal. Learn to live with it!!
an·i·mal (ăn′ə-məl)
n.
1. Any of numerous multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Metazoa (or Animalia) that ingest food rather than manufacturing it themselves and are usually able to move about during at least part of their life cycle. Sponges, jellyfishes, flatworms, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates are animals.
2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.
3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.
4. A human considered with respect to his or her physical nature, as opposed to rational or spiritual nature.
5. A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests: “that rarest of musical animals, an instrumentalist who is as comfortable on a podium with a stick as he is playing his instrument” (Lon Tuck).
Liberals need to understand that in English we can use words in multiple ways. You know, like choosing your gender.
(6.) A cute drumming Muppet.
Antonym: David Merrick.