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Why is the word being used as a suffix with human, as in human being, instead of creature?

Please answer philosophically.

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According to the ODE, being means the following:

3 a real or imaginary living creature or entity, especially an intelligent one: alien beings | a rational being.

If you look at the definition, it says a creature that is intelligent. Since intelligence is part of our DNA, being makes more sense than creature.

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