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Buddhists had discovered this ages ago. They could see more or less intuitively how consciousness evolved and that potential descendants of every living thing
by firtoz 2y ago
Buddhists 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.