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This too will sound silly, but we don't even know if that would happen or could happen with Dolphins and Whales, because they've really just never been given th
by shawnc 14y ago
This too will sound silly, but we don't even know if that would happen or could happen with Dolphins and Whales, because they've really just never been given the chance. It'd be like someone invading a new land they discovered, and just killing anyone in their way, without waiting to see if these people would indeed like to participate in their 'society'. But actually, on top of that, even if the dolphins could say they'd participate in this required society - why would it be deemed appropriate for the humans to make the rules here?
- nine_k 14y agoIf you call something a treaty, isn't it expected to be discussed and agreed upon by both sides? Humans have to make the first step and propose a first draft because of their current position of power. Unfortunately, cetaceans so far haven't taken time to try to learn how to communicate with humans. A treaty with cetaceans would be a display of pure goodwill, as opposed to e.g. peace treaties between mutually menacing powers. Another interesting question is how many treaties are needed, since cetaceans are obviously no more unified than humans.