Factually correct but irrelevant in the context of the LARP
Comment on Are humans the only great apes that can be "holy", or could for example an Orangutan be divine?
Redacted@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s a made up definition which varies depending on whose fairytales you believe.
zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Kaladin_Stormblessed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
This is a blatantly unhelpful answer.
charonn0@startrek.website 11 months ago
It is the only correct answer.
Redacted@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is a blatantly pointless reply.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 11 months ago
While being antitheist in tone, it is the correct answer.
If you look at Abrahamic religions, humanity is at the top of the pecking order and is separate from animals. In that mindset, an orangutan can’t be devine.
If you look at Hinduism or Buddhism, animals are thought to be sentient beings that have the same souls that humans have. There are even past life stories within these religions where the religious figure is an animal. In that case, an orangutan can be divine.
You may also have cases where the animal represents a deity, making the animal devine in that sense.