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What does it mean to be human? How we see ourselves is the foundation for our values, our choices, our relationships with each other, and our relationship with the rest of nature. Here, we offer a space for those who wish to take on a serious challenge: to critically examine the assumptions of ourselves and others regarding what it means to be human.

If ‘human’ means ‘my own natural kind,’ then referring to a being as human boils down to the assertion that the other is a member of the natural kind that the speaker believes herself to be.

So let me draw your attention to three fundamental aspects of the human being to which we have to pay attention in order to see them in relation to the kind of beings we are: (i) the human being is bodily, organic, physical, (ii) the human being is also an integrated-unity-of-life, a living being, a living whole, a one, an individual; and (iii) the human being is a being with a temporal …

To be human means to be morally responsible. We have the ability to discern what is right and wrong. Our father Adam had a free will and was held responsible for the moral choice he made to obey or disobey His Creator; unfortunately, he chose to disobey God (Genesis 2:16–17).

Being human means you are imperfect, a mix of conflicting thoughts and emotions, and those thoughts will lead you down the wrong path occasionally. Failing is guaranteed — it is just a matter of time. The tough times will seem to linger a bit more than the happy times although the reality may be quite different.

What does it mean to be human? (Commentary to Jill Byrnit: Primate theory of mind: A state-of-the-art review) We share 98% of our genetic make-up with chimpanzees, one of our closer primate relatives; yet, we express a unique phenotype. Aside from a larger brain, the control of erect posture, dexterous hands, or complex groups of facial muscles

Being human means accepting all that you are and living your life in a way without regret or worry. Being human means having and showing emotions. Crying when you're upset or mad, laughing like a maniac when something humors you, and loving people to the ends of the Earth—and letting them know that.