'What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet.' (Psalm 8:4-6).
'So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.' (Genesis 1:27)
You've got to admit, we humans are pretty awesome. We are creative. We have an incredible sense of humour unrivalled in the natural world. We have the most complex and flexible language capabilities of any species on the planet. We experience transcendence and immanence. We worship, have rituals, show a depth of love that is likely unparalleled. We have science and technology and complicated politics. We have the most complex form of culture on the planet. And according to the Bible, we are made in the image of God, beings just a bit lower on the hierarchy than angels, but higher than, and rulers of, the animals.
