do you sometimes wish you were born another animal?

[Pravesh]

i just got done watching a documentary on Gorillas, they all seemed so happy in their tribes just playing, grooming, eating vegetation and stuff and sleeping.
i dont think animals suffer as much as we do. our brain and our ability to talk and feel and think in depth is what fucked us up imo.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

No because no matter what cool species I end up being I'd probably end up being humanity's bitch somehow. Unless I was a house cat maybe, then humans can become my slave. That or a parasite on humans like mosquitos or bedbugs.

 

[aneurysm]

any animal has more dignity than man

 

[hoffnungstod]

Sloth would be perfect.

 

[watchingthewheels]

Probably a bird, because I always wanted to fly. That, or a squirrel. Or maybe a dolphin....
"I...I wish I could swim/
Like the dolphins/the dolphins can swim/
-David Bowie, "Heroes"

 

[Makko]

I'd like to be an orb-weaving spider.

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[Isitmytime]

Oh, but I think they do suffer a lot, too. Especially at the hands of humans. I never wanted to be born any animal, but I go by the saying "if there are no dogs (*replace with whatever you like) in Heaven, I want to go where they all go".

 

[makingsure4]

I hear ya. The squirrels and birds look so happy by my tree.

 

[Isitmytime]

I'd like to be an orb-weaving spider.

You're kidding. And eat flies all day?

 

[Makko]

You're kidding. And eat flies all day?

Butterflies and boys.

Animals are not that different from each other. They all live just to eat and procreate. Only humans with their sapience can designate some other purpose for themselves.

 

[watchingthewheels]

You're kidding. And eat flies all day?

Bart Simpson: "I'd want to be reincarnated as a butterfly." Why? "Because no one ever suspects the butterfly..."

 

[aeon]

No, most of them are just food for other species, or even worse, laboratory-livestock. And pets are just...pets. What's the point of being an animal if you can't even go out and take a shit alone.

 

[Ender]

Probably not. But just the thought of being a arctic fox or snow owl in the peace of the arctic quite comforts me.

 

[watchingthewheels]

No, most of them are just food for other species, or even worse, laboratory-livestock. And pets are just...pets. What's the point of being an animal if you can't even go out and take a shit alone.

Well, it's not like I can just go outside and take a shit alone without someone screaming bloody murder about it, either... ;)

"Does a bear shit in the woods?" I guess so, since everyone's watching to find out...

(And dog or cat owners know the joys of trying to relieve oneself without their "assistance"...)

 

[aeon]

Well, it's not like I can just go outside and take a shit alone without someone screaming bloody murder about it, either... ;)

Yes you can go outside and take a shit alone...you don't need anyone to take you out for a walk, do you ? ;)

 

[watchingthewheels]

Yes you can go outside and take a shit alone...you don't need anyone to take you out for a walk, do you ? ;)

I >could<, if it weren't for those pesky neighbors...
And I could go for someone taking me out for a good walk, actually; cooped up working from home some much, these day...

 

[SkarletWitch]

In general wild is Savage and really cruel.
In my bad days I have thoughts like that, am like: "i wish I am an animal, I would be dead by now", since its about survival of the strongest and natural selection, so the weakest links are naturaly eliminated.
But when I'm good I'm OK with being human.

 

[Superdeterminist]

Really difficult question. With what I know/believe currently, no. But if it indeed is true that some animals suffer less or don't suffer at all, I would like to reborn as whichever one suffers the least, assuming they also have an experience. But if they don't suffer then I'd say it's likely they don't experience joy either...and I don't think I want to live a joyless life.

What's it even like to be conscious without the noise of emotion? Is it even possible? If it is, I'm nonetheless unsure if it would make for a 'good' life, because my feeling is that the worth of life comes from the joy experienced in it (if any). I actually even cherish negative emotions - a sprinkle of anger or sadness etc now and then makes things interesting imo, but sadly it never seems to come in moderation, always in excess.

 

[Lupgevif]

All the time. If only I could be one of those ocean life forms that barely got any brain like a coral or a jellyfish.

 

[MYStERY_Man]

Absolutely not. I'd rather be a rock than anything forced to go through the curse that is life.

 

[confused-gemini]

i just got done watching a documentary on Gorillas, they all seemed so happy in their tribes just playing, grooming, eating vegetation and stuff and sleeping.
i dont think animals suffer as much as we do. our brain and our ability to talk and feel and think in depth is what fucked us up imo.

Yessss! I used to watch my cat before she passed away in November and think "Man I wish I could be like you" being a cat seems fun, not giving a damn about anything.

 

[Nexuno]

 

[ZardozOmega]

I wish I was born as another human. I like being human

 

[confused-gemini]

Omg that's literally what my cat looked like when she was a baby

 

[wait.what]

Probably not. With the ecology of the whole planet getting poorer and sicker all the time, every wild thing capable of suffering is having a worse time with each year that passes. Even the cockroaches fried in the west coast wildfires in the US and Canada. Some housepets have pretty good lives, but the thing is, I basically already AM a housepet, being cared for by my family and Social Security, and I still want to ctb. I've been like this through bad times and what should have been good ones, for many, many years. I just seem to have been made with very little capacity for happiness. And if that's you, it doesn't matter if you're a sloth or a snail or a bamboo shoot, you're just fucked.

 

[booray]

Probably not. With the ecology of the whole planet getting poorer and sicker all the time, every wild thing capable of suffering is having a worse time with each year that passes. Even the cockroaches fried in the west coast wildfires in the US and Canada. Some housepets have pretty good lives, but the thing is, I basically already AM a housepet, being cared for by my family and Social Security, and I still want to ctb. I've been like this through bad times and what should have been good ones, for many, many years. I just seem to have been made with very little capacity for happiness. And if that's you, it doesn't matter if you're a sloth or a snail or a bamboo shoot, you're just fucked.

Exactly! Our species has fucked up the planet for most other living species - those that haven't gone extinct yet. Unless you're a much-loved pet, or a species that adapts well to human habitats, I think most animal species are royally fucked.

 

[LONE WOLF.]

Oh, but I think they do suffer a lot, too. Especially at the hands of humans. I never wanted to be born any animal, but I go by the saying "if there are no dogs (*replace with whatever you like) in Heaven, I want to go where they all go".

Dog's go over Rainbow Bridge when they die, which is just this side of heaven, Their restored to youth and vigour,and perfect health, there's fresh food and clean water and lots of furry friends to play with! That sounds perfect to me :-)
I want to be reborn as a Werewolf! I have a Long list of sheeples l want to hunt down!

 

[Isitmytime]

Dog's go over Rainbow Bridge when they die, which is just this side of heaven, Their restored to youth and vigour,and perfect health, there's fresh food and clean water and lots of furry friends to play with! That sounds perfect to me :-)
I want to be reborn as a Werewolf! I have a Long list of sheeples l want to hunt down!

Hahaha, I don't know about the rainbow bridge, but ever since I was I child I dreamed of having my own wolf. Love them and their "work ethics". Don't take it personally, but if you ever reincarnate as a wolf, pls. visit.

Butterflies and boys.

You should have been more specific... female spider then, 'cause male spiders get eaten. On the flip side, they die while having sex. :) I'd suggest a mantis, they're pretty badass insects, too.

Animals are not that different from each other. They all live just to eat and procreate. Only humans with their sapience can designate some other purpose for themselves.

That, nobody knows for sure. Some think they do, but even some of the most advanced scientist struggle with being certain. Yet, if the end is the end, we would not give a f***. I can't argue one way or the other, but I am quite interested to find out.

 

[Loser47]

Would love to be a cat or any bird

 

[eternaltroubador]

I'd like to be an orb-weaving spider.

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Good choice. They make beautiful homes