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Well, considering electromagnetic's numbers and insightful comments, perhaps it isn't that these species have greater moral sensibility, but that they haven't e
by pj 17y ago
Well, considering electromagnetic's numbers and insightful comments, perhaps it isn't that these species have greater moral sensibility, but that they haven't evolved the ability to disregard morality. It may be my perception that people are more likely to disregard morality that makes me believe they are less moral, rather than animals being more moral. It also seems apparent that humans can express moral behaviors that surpass many species, so I may have jumped the gun by saying animals are more moral than people. If humans can disregard morality and other animals cannot, though that would seem to mesh with the "sense" I have about them being more moral.
I don't really know, just kind of typing it and thinking it at the same time. It is still a question in my mind.
I was thinking about this last night. I was at my aunt's house and she has some dogs that were running around and appeared to be happy and excited. I just thought how amazing it was that that they always seem happy to see people and I couldn't imagine them trying to hurt anyone or being mean. So perhaps my thoughts here are a little bit temporally biased.
Yeah, not very coherent. I'm still formulating thoughts in my own head as well on this topic.