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What are we to make of Dawson's view? Does the Bible offer a better view of human worth?

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During the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, the ABC published an article by Geoff Dawson, 'The human race is not special. So why do we think we're immune to mass extinction?'

What are we to make of Dawson's view? Does the Bible offer a better view of human worth?