Nature vs. Self-Reliance

I remember talking about this in class and I had a very strong opinion about the essay "Nature". Emerson believed that nature was like us, we all were the same and had souls. I do not have the same opinion with Emerson. I believe that God made humans and animals but not the same, that humans had souls and animals were just there for us to enjoy. Animals do not have souls and nature is for our own pleasure of food and sight seing.