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Most people value (some) animal life above human life. Could be because nature is sold as an innocent paradise free from sin, or that every animal is the nobles

by Asooka 10y ago

Most people value (some) animal life above human life. Could be because nature is sold as an innocent paradise free from sin, or that every animal is the noblest creature on Earth or just because we all have experience with assholes, while our only experiences with animals are them being majestic on the National Geographic Channel. Try giving people the trolley problem with 5 golden retrievers and one adult human male. Edit: or as one internet meme put it: A child has fallen in the gorilla enclosure. You hold a gun with one bullet and you can choose to shoot the gorilla to save the child. If you do so, he will make national headlines and lead to discussions that question our morality. If you don't, the child might will be rescued and the gorilla will live out his days in peace in the gorilla enclosure, completely unknown to the world. He will not be as famous. In the end, what do we value more: Harambe or the idea of Harambe?

bostik 10y ago
> Most people value (some) animal life above human life. /me puts on flameproof gear Since this started with a gorilla... From a purely numbers-based point of view, it actually makes sense. Death of a single member of near-extinct species has a negative impact on the viability of that species. A death of a single human (or even few of them) will not make a difference. Not on a planet where human overpopulation is an increasingly pressing problem. Even if you disagree with the idea of conservation, at least have some sympathy for the future Epicureans. By driving species into extinction, we are depriving those future society members of experiences they might otherwise have. [insert end-of-sarcasm tag here]
- manyxcxi 10y ago
  I get that you're making a sarcastic comic but the funny thing is that I don't even hear people making as eloquent a point as your joke is pretending to make. Most of them are just "because animals and horrible mom".

by Asooka 10y ago

bostik 10y ago

> Most people value (some) animal life above human life. /me puts on flameproof gear Since this started with a gorilla... From a purely numbers-based point of view, it actually makes sense. Death of a single member of near-extinct species has a negative impact on the viability of that species. A death of a single human (or even few of them) will not make a difference. Not on a planet where human overpopulation is an increasingly pressing problem. Even if you disagree with the idea of conservation, at least have some sympathy for the future Epicureans. By driving species into extinction, we are depriving those future society members of experiences they might otherwise have. [insert end-of-sarcasm tag here]

manyxcxi 10y ago
I get that you're making a sarcastic comic but the funny thing is that I don't even hear people making as eloquent a point as your joke is pretending to make. Most of them are just "because animals and horrible mom".