the way we are [empathetic] to dogs and cats and dolphins and squirrels but not to mosquitoes; we happily murder them There are some philosophies [1] which a

the way we are [empathetic] to dogs and cats and dolphins and squirrels but not to mosquitoes; we happily murder them There are some philosophies [1] which also care/show empathy towards mosquitoes, and creatures that wouldn't elicit empathy in many people. Perhaps empathy is, to a certain extent, a learned trait? [1] http://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/7820/are-buddhist-allowed-to-kill-mosquitoes http://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/7820/are-buddh...