"....former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Oliver
Wendell
Holmes, states, “I see no reason for attributing to man a significance
different in kind from that which belongs to a baboon or a grain of
sand.”
".....the Bible presents a very different picture of humanity.
---You are
special, but not primarily as the result of your talents,
accomplishments, education, or upbringing.
---Your significance significance is tied to how your Creator views you.
God created human beings in His image and likeness.
These words are used interchangeably in the Book of Genesis, but only when referring to mankind (Genesis 1:26, 5:1, 9:26).
No animal or plant is made in God’s image or likeness.
For this reason, human beings should be viewed as the crowning jewel of God’s creative activity."
AIG
Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;
Genesis 1:26