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Who here thinks animals should be called humans instead of making them sound like something aggresive with the name 'animal'?

I don't know. Maybe because they are like us. But, we would get confused about weither we were talking about a dog or a person.

I don't think we should call animals people. People is a term reserved for Homo Sapiens in the same way dog is for canids. We do not call monkeys cats, nor do we call elephants tigers, or horses lions. No, its best not to mix up species by giving them interchangeable names, or we would loose track of things. However, keep in mind that humans are a type of animal.

I think animals is a good name...I personally dont think they should be called Humans or anything like that...but thats just me

No, I think humans should be called ANIMALS, especially after seeing so many horrid eating habits of many XD

I do believe that the word "animal" should be used more often when talking about something crazy or out of control, not when referring to a creature that is not a homo sapien. Although, I don't think they should be called humans either. Like Finnish Fox said, using names interchangeably would be confusing. A human is a human and a cat is a cat, not another human.

[quote="catwhohas14tails"]No, I think humans should be called ANIMALS, especially after seeing so many horrid eating habits of many XD[/quote]
XD yes people are that way

Aye i dunno tooo but its quite wierd to call animal humans

WHAAAAAaaa...?

I don't GET some of these topic ideas, sometimes...

...this is just plain odd.

Honestly - NO. I love animals exactly for the reason that they aren't "people"... an animal never lies, gives a lot on loyality and usually stays rational for the matter of its life - all points in which humans fail.

Now, if someone comes up with the argument "humans" are "animals", then I have to say that it's a pretty wrong interpretation. Because the term "animals" stands for a value any representant of animalia sets somewhere: "animals" means as much to us as "not my kind", hence "the others", and therefore perfectly fits the beasts when humans talk about them.

That's why I stick to the scientific term "animalia" (which is a clade for "moving" and "controlled" organisms) when I want to include humans to the pool... as it doesn't contradict with the popular meaning of "animal".

So, if we call an animal "animal", does that mean that this "animal" has no "personality"? I don't think so. It's just that only those who are in close contact with an animal, who understand its desires, will and language, will figure out what personality it actually has. It's natural that people who aren't interested in any sort of communication with animals will see them as a "thing", whereas animal-friends will make more out of them.

No, animals are completely different to people. Animals do not judge eachother.. animals do not mock eachother.. animals do not want to be better than eachother. All animals and though they may not seem it, are good and loyal. We humans are not like animals.

Actually, folks, people ARE animals. Just a different class of animal. Sentient, and generally far more intelligent (inasmuch as we can measure intelligence in other species). But homo sapiens is simply an evolved member of the family of great apes. Thus, an ANIMAL.

Again - as I've posted above: it's wrong to call "humans" "animals". We indeed are a member of "animalia", but define "animal" as something different.

I disagree. But it's a matter of perspective. No matter what WE call ourselves, the facts don't change. We are of an order of animalia. We belong TO that order. The fact that we don't (or don't like to) call ourselves "animals" doesn't change the fact that we really are. We evolved from simpler and lower forms. We are indirectly related to them, and there are certain dormant genetic traits still present in our DNA which are associated with the lower and simpler forms.

Besides, I tend to think that the reason humans don't like to be referred to as "animals" is because, in a certain context, it has a negative connotation.