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just because something behaves in a way doesn't mean we should do it too, or not. Oh, come on. The behavior of a hyena should totally be taken as normative for
by rosser 11y ago
just because something behaves in a way doesn't mean we should do it too, or not.
Oh, come on. The behavior of a hyena should totally be taken as normative for humans.
- phantarch 11y agoI'd challenge that buried beneath the sarcasm, there's a bit of truth in saying that humans are more animalistic than we like to admit. Although we have the advantage of being able to reason about our more basic instincts and drives doesn't mean they aren't there. All too often people fall into the trap of viewing humans as distinctly separate from all other animals and not simply at one end of a continuum of development.