. Another tradition emphasizes the ontological nature of the imago Dei. There is something about being human that is fundamentally different from being a cat or a gopher or a deer. Most often philosophers and theologians emphasize our human capacity to be rational and to make moral choices. It would do little good for a cat to become convicted about eating food from the dog’s food bowl and try to make a change in behavior, because cats lack the rational and moral capacity
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