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Just so you know that phrase means with the ability to recognize right from wrong, and the free will to use that knowledge. (And it does not mean intelligence.)
by ars 8y ago
Just so you know that phrase means with the ability to recognize right from wrong, and the free will to use that knowledge. (And it does not mean intelligence.)
And so far so I am aware animals are not able to recognize right from wrong. They can be trained not to do certain things, but it doesn't come from inside them.
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoI believe that bonobos have been shown to have a sense of fairness vs unfairness. I don't know if that is different from right/wrong but I suspect not.
- ars 8y agoFairness about themself, or about other bonobos? The first means nothing, the second would be interesting. i.e. if they see another bonobo being treated unfairly and don't like it. But if it's just about them, then that's not the same thing.