Whether or not there is a heaven, as reward, I would rather strive to a truly higher ideal, than live down to a common «social norm» that degrades us to mere animal status, living for our own pleasure and telling us that our more base desires are good, natural and should not be considered something to be overcome. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
That God has set us on a dizzying divide between the two realms renders us self - conscious in a way mere animals are not. (religion-online.org)
12 But these, as creatures without reason, BORN mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)