Many believe in their religious doctrines that man is not an animal and that he was not only created in the image of god but is a spiritual being. This means that they believe mankind is not an animal and does not belong in the animal category.

One researcher in an online think tank accused another member that their belief that man was just like any other animal, maybe a little smarter was mere opinion. The member who stated man was animal like was citing a research paper which showed a 99% similarity in DNA from Chimpanzees to man. The religious researcher told him he was wrong and that even so she respected his opinion and belief.

The think tank member comparing man to animal stated;