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| Do you believe animals are equal to humans? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 10 2012, 11:41 AM (15,909 Views) | |
| Palaeogirl | Sep 21 2013, 11:02 PM Post #226 |
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I'm baffled. How anybody could seriously believe the life of one human is "worth more" than the life of multiple ANYTHING with any form of sentience is beyond me. I'm disgusted. I'd easily choose to kill a hundred random people over a single member of a highly endangered species. Really everything is equal, but I place the worth on their rarity. |
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| SpinoInWonderland | Sep 21 2013, 11:31 PM Post #227 |
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The madness has come back...
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In the end this question is stupid, because of the simple fact that humans are animals. It's like asking if felids are equal to lions. |
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| thesporerex | Sep 21 2013, 11:44 PM Post #228 |
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Kleptoparasite
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No, Lion are not cats, don downgrade the LIon status.-SuperGuerreroXY |
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| Ausar | Sep 21 2013, 11:49 PM Post #229 |
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Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can!
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I'd agree with this now. |
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| maker | Oct 22 2014, 04:58 PM Post #230 |
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All humans, 1 species, outnumber all dolphins, 40 species.
Edited by maker, Oct 22 2014, 05:00 PM.
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| Deleted User | Oct 25 2014, 03:02 PM Post #231 |
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I dont think they equal to us IMHO. |
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| maker | Oct 25 2014, 03:07 PM Post #232 |
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Humans are animals, but no 2 words are exactly equal. |
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| maker | Mar 22 2015, 10:26 AM Post #233 |
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Apex Predator
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I agree with their solution, but not their objective of course. |
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| Amur | Mar 22 2015, 10:49 AM Post #234 |
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Heterotrophic Organism
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It depends. if its animals like reptiles lolwhocares but if its tigers, then we should worship the ground they walk on |
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| bitisgabonica | Mar 22 2015, 01:55 PM Post #235 |
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reptiles and mammals are animals as well as us but we have our own Species affinity so instinctively and by law we will try to kill animals other than our own species. |
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| Mesopredator | Mar 22 2015, 10:31 PM Post #236 |
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Disaster taxa
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This is difficult. In my view, humans are simply another animal. But I am this animal, I belong to this species, that makes it different. I do not think that humans are superior to other animals, but I would argue that it is okay that our lives are considered more important. Animals are not entirely equal to humans, having said that, I do not believe that justifies certain human behavior towards animals. I one time argued here on this forum that animal testing was wrong, because I thought it was hypocritical. The reason being that what we wouldn't do to humans we would do to animals. Not sure what my opinion on animal testing is now. Without it I wouldn't know what I know about health and nutrition. It benefits me. That is not to say that other acts we do consider to be unethical could also benefit me. The biggest problem I have with our current mentality is not so much our attitude towards animals. When it comes to wild animals, I sometimes even wonder if we should save certain species from extinction. Because let's face it, for nature itself, it doesn't really matter if species go extinct. If we would make the majority of species extinct, whatever we would make it ourselves or not, nature would continue. There's no value in biodiversity and such, other than the value we give it. So, if we, humans, value it, it is worth saving - if not, not. Even so, we humans do rely on our planet. And that is my biggest issue with our current mentality. We humans can outlive some of the species that go extinct if they were to go extinct, but we can't outlive our environment. We need the environment. So in a way I would say that ethical behavior towards the environment, is important and not a possibility but a necessity. Now don't misunderstand this as a justification for animal cruelty or the loss of biodiversity which enrich our lives. I just think that the treatment of animals is a choice, the treatment of the environment not. |
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| Ausar | Mar 22 2015, 11:24 PM Post #237 |
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Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can!
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Not too thrilled by someone necroing a thread to respond to an >2 year old comment of mine, but I must say, I'm not too happy of my past on this forum either...
Edited by Ausar, Mar 22 2015, 11:38 PM.
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| maker | Mar 23 2015, 07:04 AM Post #238 |
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"Animal" is too general, some like Anopheles aren't worth existing at all, while most others, of course, does. |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Mar 24 2015, 07:04 AM Post #239 |
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Aspiring paleontologist, science enthusiast and armchair speculative fiction/evolution writer
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The fact that an animal brings huge disadvantages for humans doesn't mean it is not worth existing. After what categories is the "value" of an animal measured? |
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| DinosaurFan95 | Mar 24 2015, 07:11 AM Post #240 |
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Omnivore
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honestly, animals are more equal than us. we should be ashamed of ourselves. |
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