the objection is that this is refuted by the animal and the tree if their state of being large is compared to their state of being small for it is said that this is the same as that just as it is said about a human being and this does not indicate that he has an existence other than a body.
الاعتراض أن هذا ينتقض بالبهيمة والشجرة إذا قيست حالة كبرهما بحالة الصغر فإنه يقال إن هذا ذاك بعينه، كما يقال في الإنسان، وليس يدل ذلك على أن له وجودا غير الجسم.