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Because what stands in the center of it is empathy, which is not a human only thing
by yard2010 3y ago
Because what stands in the center of it is empathy, which is not a human only thing
- BlackFly 3y agoCruelty, antipathy and apathy are also not uniquely human. Yes, you will see some animals behaving empathically in some situations, but people that walk over to pet bears and get mauled don't really earn much sympathy from people who know wild animals. Any given animal species will not share our norms. As an extreme example, the guinea worm should be extinguished from this earth. I believe no one can empathize with that species, but in any case I will support those people who seek to make it extinct. Between that extreme and equal membership in society are many models of co-existence and we will naturally disagree amongst ourselves of what norms we should have regarding that co-existence. There are no universal norms for our co-existence.