Posted on 03/08/2005 6:46:21 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
If we ultimately steal or destroy the habitats of all such entities, we'll be much the worse for it and to some degree undeserving of the dominance we've achieved.
I wonder if he likes cake.
Plus, if we destroy them all, who will rip off our faces and genitals in a fit of simian rage?
Oh, wait...we'll still have Sean Penn. Nevermind.
I'd guess he does.
That was fascinating and beautifully written. Thanks for the post.
Joking aside Orangs are much more gentle than the other great apes.
To steal something - it must be someone else's property. A Mosquito is also an entity. Do not get me wrong, I love nature, not sophistry.
What a wonderful, funny, fascinating article. Thank you for posting it.
To steal something - it must be someone else's property. A Mosquito is also an entity. Do not get me wrong, I love nature, not sophistry.
I'm not energetic enough to enter into a long, nuanced discussion of your point. My view is that there are no uniquely privileged entities. The fact that orangutans and other such animals do not speak, and so have no expressed concept of property rights, doesn't seem terribly relevant to the question of whether their habitats should be plundered without regard for their welfare or continuing viability as species.
Would an ape troubled by his own shit be too much?
I had to stop right there. :)
Fascinating.
The images don't appear to be loading properly (on my end, anyway).
So as not to use up too much of your energy, I will forego the nuance. On the one hand you dismiss your unique priviledge, then on the other hand, you use that priviledge to defend a habitat. You cannot have it both ways! Either you are the steward for animals, and therefore their superior or you are their equal and are no more responsible for your actions than they are for theirs.
On the one hand you dismiss your unique priviledge, then on the other hand, you use that priviledge to defend a habitat. You cannot have it both ways! Either you are the steward for animals, and therefore their superior or you are their equal and are no more responsible for your actions than they are for theirs.
By 'uniquely privileged', I mean in the ethical sense. It's clear that humans are superior (meaning 'more capable') in intelligence and behavioral repertoire to the other animal inhabitants of Earth.
Watch it! That thing will bite your balls off!!!!!
Then you've never met me.
I have opposable thumbs, weapons, written language, speech, fire, tools and medicine. All of that makes me uniquely privileged on this planet, anyhow....
Your view is nonsense in light of the arms race that is nature.
Sophistry is okay the third time around.
Communication between Koko and this fella would be very interesting to study!
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