edgar.... animals are sensitive creatures... dedicated research and awareness will show this... folk need to apply themselves and not run with what they think they might know... ask jane goodall...david attenborough... etc... merle
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 >> > >
