What is Man?

To ask "What is man?" is to ask "What is experience?" for experience means that of which I am conscious. The facts of consciousness are the only facts that, to begin with, we are justified in asserting to exist. On the other hand, they are valid evidence for whatever is necessary to their own explanation, i.e. for whatever is logically involved in them. Now the most striking characteristic of humans, that in fact which marks them specially, as contrasted with other animals, is self-consciousness. The simplest mental act into which we can analyse the operations of the human mind—the act of sense-perception—is never merely a change, physical or psychical, but is the consciousness of a change.

Human experience consists, not of processes in an animal organism, but of these processes recognised as such. That which we perceive is from the outset an apprehended fact—that is to say, it cannot be analysed into isolated elements (so-called sensations) which, as such, are not constituents of consciousness at all, but exist from the first as a synthesis of relations in a consciousness which keeps distinct the "self" and the various elements of the "object," though holding all together in the unity of the act of perception. In other words, the whole mental structure we call knowledge consists, in its simplest equally with its most complex constituents, of the "work of the mind." Locke and Hume held that the work of the mind was eo ipso [by that very act] unreal because it was "made by" humans and not "given to" humans. It thus represented a subjective creation, not an objective fact. But this consequence follows only upon the assumption that the work of the mind is arbitrary, an assumption shown to be unjustified by the results of exact science, with the distinction, universally recognised, which such science draws between truth and falsehood, between the real and "mere ideas." This (obviously valid) distinction logically involves the consequence that the object, or content, of knowledge, viz., reality, is an intelligible ideal reality, a system of thought relations, a spiritual cosmos. How is the existence of this ideal whole to be accounted for? Only by the existence of some "principle which renders all relations possible and is itself determined by none of them"; an eternal self-consciousness which knows in whole what we know in part. To God the world is, to humans the world becomes. Human experience is God gradually made manifest.

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Man is the image of God.
We have intelligence, morality and are able to discern between good and evil.

This shouldn't have to be said, but we are special from animals, and for a reason.
You could say a godly man is very human (cares for his fellow man, thinks of others before himself and is very loving regardless of who it is), while one who turns from Him to indulge earthly activities is like an animal (one who constantly parties, drinks, fights and lives for the moment with no regards to the future).

I suppose this just shows how highly thought of the human race is, nothing more than an adequately evolved animal.

Man is the destroyer of everything. Man builds weapons to efficiently kill eachother. Man is the only "speicies" that kills eachother for no reason. A man's standing in society, directly determines what kind of human being he will become. Man finds entertainment in violence. Man is slowly destroying our home planet. Man makes other speices go extint, for the shear plesure, or inaminant gain of wealth. Man destroys the homes of animals. To build roads, for our polluting cars. Man fights over religion, kills over it. something, that can never be proven false, nor true. Man laughs at other peoples misfortune. Man has too much pride in there creations. And our own excistance, will ultimatly be our own destruction. -14 year old-

If man just an intellectual animal like you think then shouldn't we all be vegetarian? If we are just animals why are we any more important than the dog outside? Or bird in the tree? If we are mearly advanced animals then what is morality? Is rape wrong? If so why? We're just animals after all. Your life is not important human life is unimportant, murder of a human is no different than killing a dog. All this is true, unless, we are created moral beings. We are not animals, certain things like rape and murder of human beings is much different than such a thing happening to an animal. Morality comes from Gpd. Apart from him there is no such thing.

A man, just like other human beings, is just a robot made of flesh, bones, tissues etc., and a toy of spirits for their games.

God cannot watch each and every human being at the same time. That's why He had created the spirits to watch, guide and determine the destiny of the human beings from their daily activities, talks and thoughts too. Your past determines your present and your present determines your future. God has given freewill to all creatures including human beings. According to this, all human beings have all right to live a life as they wish. But if it happens to be bad and hurts someone, they have to face the consequences. These consequences are created by spirits. It's a natural system. After death no one lives in any form. Heaven and hell are only for spirits. Spirits are separate elements. A human being is not a single spirit. A human being during his/her life time is living with many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. They are knowledge, skills, feelings, emotions, interests and everything. Even thoughts are not your own. When you want to take a decision on a subject, one after another the spirits think and you just listen, choose or reject the ideas which they transmit to your mind through your brain in the form of thoughts. A human being is just a robot made of flesh, bones, tissues etc., and a toy of the spirits for their games.

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"Man" is the term people use for the human race, even though man is not the only gender that makes up the human race. It's unfortunate that people use the word this way. I know you said by "man" you meant all humans, but it might be time to reevaluate the fact that so many people consistently use "man" to describe people of all genders.

a man is a physical specimen with invaluable life experience. A man is focused never bothered always calm in present danger. Able to adapt and think on his feet.

Man is nothing more than an animal living on a planet and tied in with and dependent on all the other forms of life around us. Man is not more important than any other form of life. When we think that we are, that is just our egos getting in the way. I believe that our superior intelligence and self awareness is the worst thing that ever happened to mankind.