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noname223
Angelic
- Aug 18, 2020
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Here another topic I bascially don't have any knowledge about at all. So let's make a thread about it. Damn I would be quite a good journalist of the yellow press. I mean go for a google search and you will get a way more sophisticated answer. Though I rely on some people on this forum for a more analytical answer. I am only the guy who brings up the questions.
It probably depends on the definition of the term evil. They are probably not in the same way evil as humans. Probably it depends on their IQ and self-consciousness. I mean I think some dolphins intentionally commit suicide.
I am ambivalent about it. My main-argument against it is animals usually don't have enough self-conscioussness. Their behavior is mostly determined by their animalic instincts.
On the other hand when I was younger I often observed how brutally my cat tortured mice. it was kind of heartbreaking to watch that as a child. I was kind of angry on my cat. But I never treated her badly because of it. ( I think my mom once did. Yeah she is quite a moron.) Maybe one could make a ranking of the most brutal animals and how cruel they torture other sentient beings. It should not be the same scale used for humans and rather include the fact that their instincts are responsible for that.
I think many people here in this forum have a strong love for animals. And I admire that. Many here had horrible experiences with humans so they turned to (innocent) animals. That can be sometimes healing.
What is your opinion on that?
It probably depends on the definition of the term evil. They are probably not in the same way evil as humans. Probably it depends on their IQ and self-consciousness. I mean I think some dolphins intentionally commit suicide.
I am ambivalent about it. My main-argument against it is animals usually don't have enough self-conscioussness. Their behavior is mostly determined by their animalic instincts.
On the other hand when I was younger I often observed how brutally my cat tortured mice. it was kind of heartbreaking to watch that as a child. I was kind of angry on my cat. But I never treated her badly because of it. ( I think my mom once did. Yeah she is quite a moron.) Maybe one could make a ranking of the most brutal animals and how cruel they torture other sentient beings. It should not be the same scale used for humans and rather include the fact that their instincts are responsible for that.
I think many people here in this forum have a strong love for animals. And I admire that. Many here had horrible experiences with humans so they turned to (innocent) animals. That can be sometimes healing.
What is your opinion on that?
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