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While I agree that climate change is an awful disaster, I think humans are way more valuable than you give us credit for. Can beauty exist without someone capab

• defrost 3y ago
  Many things that some humans subjectively describe as beautiful have existed without humans, many even predate the evolution of humans.
  • MattRix 3y ago
    I didn’t say we create beauty, I said we experience it. What is the point of beauty if no intelligent creature is around to appreciate it?
    • defrost 3y ago
      \1 What we as humans experience is subjective to humans. \2 Who's to say animals don't experience beauty, primates, dolphins, octopus, etc are all pretty high on the IQ scale and likely have EQ. \3 Lastly, what makes human experience such an important factor for the environment in any case? Modern humans have been about at most 2 million years while life on earth has been about for magnitudes more time.
      • MattRix 3y ago
        1. Our specific individual experiences are subjective, but the fact that we experience things is not. 2. It’s possible that some animals can experience some amounts of beauty, but certainly not on the level of humans. Also the lives of humans are rich and varied in ways that other animal lives just aren’t. 3. If you don’t see why preserving something as unique as humans is important… I don’t think you’re really considering how special we are.