In An Essay on Man, Epistle II, Alexander Pope writes the following lines to describe mankind: "With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast," Which claim do these lines support? Mankind is a mix of the baser elements of nature and the psychological and spiritual elements of the divine. Mankind is smarter than divine beings, and humans have too much knowledge to live in this world. Mankind is weaker than the creator being would have wanted. Mankind is as weak as the animals in nature and should be classified as beasts.

In An Essay on Man, Epistle II, Alexander Pope writes the following lines to describe mankind: "With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast," Which claim do these lines support? Mankind is a mix of the baser elements of nature and the psychological and spiritual elements of the divine. Mankind is smarter than divine beings, and humans have too much knowledge to live in this world. Mankind is weaker than the creator being would have wanted. Mankind is as weak as the animals in nature and should be classified as beasts.