Bill and Mike, You guys are parroting generations old biology. Not understanding the natural world is not Zen...
Statements such as yours demonstrates the lack of intelligence and empathy of humans, not animals... Edgar On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:52 AM, Bill! wrote: > Mike, > > I agree with you that I know of no other animal, or any other sentient being, > that has that ability. But as I've said I'm not sure whether that is a > blessing or a curse. It's a bit of both I guess. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > > > Merle,<br/><br/>That might be your point, but it's not mine. The tiger is > > doing nothing wrong by following its instincts and eating you: it's nothing > > personal - you're just lunch. I get that. But the tiger has no choice - > > it's blindly following its instinct to survive. It has no idea of the > > suffering it inflicts on you. Humans on the other hand can act against > > self-interest, even if it harms themselves, because of they have an > > awareness of the other's suffering. Just because there are more instances > > of the opposite occurring doesn't negate that we *do* have that ability to > > a much higher degree than any other animal. Like I said, it's not because > > we've been divinely chosen, but because of the quirks of evolution > > affecting human development. We are a spiritual animal. We know of no other > > animal that is so.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for > > iPad > > > >
