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Another week, another story about how we aren't as unique as we like to think. Each discovery points to more intelligence, more skills, more capacity for emotio
by Sporktacular 2y ago
Another week, another story about how we aren't as unique as we like to think. Each discovery points to more intelligence, more skills, more capacity for emotion or pain. One day I think we'll regret how we treated animals so poorly while the evidence was there all along. All that was needed was the precautionary principle.
- firtoz 2y agoBuddhists had discovered this ages ago. They could see more or less intuitively how consciousness evolved and that potential descendants of every living thing are capable of it and that each living thing is somewhere on the line. Caveat: this is my personal interpretation which deviates a bit from the teachings
- shrimp_emoji 2y agoBut not as much as the Jains who walk with their heads down to make sure they're not stepping on anything.
- NayamAmarshe 2y agoBuddhists borrow many teachings from the Vedic culture (since the philosophy was developed within the vedic landscape). Consciousness is considered the irreducible entity (Self) that acquires a temporary material body. In essence, consciousness is the same, regardless of the body. So, an ant's consciousness has just as much value as yours, which is why every being is seen with equal respect. Just because an individual happens to be experiencing reality through the body of an insect, it gives us no right to harm them and crush them for fun or any other reason. If the situation flips, we'd be the first ones to curse the ones hurting us.
- moomoo11 2y agoThat’s why I’m vegan