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::We need to come to terms on this issue, and not sweep it under the rug. I'm not going to be dogmatic about it, but neither will I accept the dogma of materialistic biology. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:29, 28 January 2010 (EST)
::We need to come to terms on this issue, and not sweep it under the rug. I'm not going to be dogmatic about it, but neither will I accept the dogma of materialistic biology. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:29, 28 January 2010 (EST)
:::I just want to stay on the specific topic of a general Animals article. Biology doesn't deal with the metaphysical simply for the fact that metaphysical topics are in an entirely different discipline. Biology just deals with origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior of living organisms. The idea of a spiritual aspect to human beings should be covered in articles about humans, religion, and theology. This article should just be about "what is an animal". Biological definitions work for this. All that needs to be said in this article is that "According to biology, humans are a part of the animal kingdom". Have a link to humans to the human article where metaphysical ideas would fit, as there we are talking humans specifically. I am not trying to disrespect your religious beliefs, I am just pointing out such things are beyond this article's scope. --[[User:BMcP|BMcP]] 15:54, 2 February 2010 (EST)