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> Many species, including higher mammals, frequently engage in infanticide as part of their quest to perpetuate their genes, so maybe let's all try to do a bit
by alacombe 6y ago
> Many species, including higher mammals, frequently engage in infanticide as part of their quest to perpetuate their genes, so maybe let's all try to do a bit better than the default of the natural world
Infanticide is conducted routinely in human societies in the form of abortion. Even though, abortion IS the right choice.
- wruza 6y agoIt is a completely different infanticide, even if you give it this name.
- alacombe 6y agoThe result is the same.
- wruza 6y agoThe result is not the same either. The described infanticide serves a goal of undoing other gene’s reproduction. Abortion is a smarter form of not spending resources on a weak/dead-end offspring (or just throwing it out of nest), if you want these analogies.
- alacombe 6y agoWould you condone the post-birth infanticide of a weak/dead-end offspring as a smarter form of not spending resource someone probably does not have ?
- wruza 6y agoI’m not talking morals here and not arguing for or against abortion. Our morals have nothing to do with competition infanticide in mammals vs abortion diff.