Are Humans's Really "Superior" to Animals?
Posted by pathansen on Mon Sep-15-08 09:22 AM
Why is it always assumed that we are more highly evolved than animals?
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARS
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on it.
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANS - Watch hundreds of true stories on Animal Miracles, Miracle Pets. Several times I've seen even pigs rescue humans. It makes me cry.
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARS
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on it.
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANS - Watch hundreds of true stories on Animal Miracles, Miracle Pets. Several times I've seen even pigs rescue humans. It makes me cry.
the vast majority of animals, from oysters to humans, belong to one of three primary evolutionary linesI believe DUmmies belong to the oyster line.
hu·mane /hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of horses.
2. of or pertaining to humanistic studies.
humane
c.1450, variant of human, used interchangeably with it until early 18c., when it began to be a distinct word with sense of "having qualities befitting human beings." But inhuman still can be the opposite of humane.
Stellabella (119 posts) Mon Sep-15-08 11:54 AM
Response to Reply #23
50. Animals (non-human) aren't destroying the planet.
Humans are.
pathansen (597 posts) Mon Sep-15-08 10:47 AM
Response to Reply #10
16. Pigs don't eat humans.
Edited on Mon Sep-15-08 10:54 AM by pathansen
Neither do cows.
Quotethe vast majority of animals, from oysters to humans, belong to one of three primary evolutionary linesI believe DUmmies belong to the oyster line.
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.Try taking your cat's favorite toy away.
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARSTry not feeding your cat on HIS/HER timeline.
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.Watch a cat go after a butterfly or a mouse (or a hand or a leg)
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on it.See #2
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.OK, this is true about cats.
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENTI see you have never come into a room and had your cat decide you are prey to have fun with.
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANSSome are some aren't.
//DUmmie mode on//
Bugs were here long before people and should have the right to all our land. We have been living off our oppression of them for too long and now we must give them their land back. We should all rub ourselves with "reverse insecticide" so they will eat us and get what they rightfully deserve!
Long live the purest form of liberalism which recognizes the primacy of bug life. You wouldn't want them in your living room but they are essential to the eco-system. The Bug Liberation Movement will triumph!
//DUmmie mode off//
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Are Humans's Really "Superior" to Animals?
Posted by pathansen on Mon Sep-15-08 09:22 AM
Why is it always assumed that we are more highly evolved than animals?
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARS- Except when you're what it needs to survive
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.Umm, cow farts and methane gas anyone?
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on itExcept when a human comes in contact with a wild animal
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.Or, in the case of moonbats, a lick of sense.
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
(http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/kitten.jpg)
Meet Fluffy. Fluffy doesn't like moonbats.
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANS - Watch hundreds of true stories on Animal Miracles, Miracle Pets. Several times I've seen even pigs rescue humans. It makes me cry.Some animals even know how to count.
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.
Animals are extremely selfish and care only about others to the extent it involves them. They cannot reason, so this behavior is natural. They are ANIMALS.
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARS
Yes, they do. Have you never watched a National Geographic film? Some animals are very war-like. Of course, this behavior stems from the fact they cannot reason to any great extent because they are ANIMALS.
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.
"Nature" dictates to animals, not the other way around, because......they are ANIMALS. They have no thumbs. They have no ability to reason. Animals depend on mankind, who do a darn good job. Tell your cat to open his own damn can of food sometimes. Mankind is W-A-Y above the animal kingdom.
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on it.
ANIMALS cannot make lists because they are ANIMALS. The rest to too silly to address.
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.
"Special powers"?? It's called survival skills and instinct. Mankind has these in spades. Try giving a plot of land to a family of bears sometimes. Tell them to farm it so other bears can eat. Go back the next year and check on the progress.
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
How do you know? Some animals are pretty darn aggressive. The problem is they are ANIMALS. They cannot reason or evaluate consequences.
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANS - Watch hundreds of true stories on Animal Miracles, Miracle Pets. Several times I've seen even pigs rescue humans. It makes me cry.
Yes, the next time I'm in trouble I will call the Jungle Squad to save me. Hey, how many ANIMALS have you saved?
Are Humans's Really "Superior" to Animals?
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Posted by pathansen on Mon Sep-15-08 09:22 AM
Why is it always assumed that we are more highly evolved than animals?
1. ANIMALS ARE NON-MATERIALISTIC - They are not greedy and only take what they need to survive. All my cat needs is food, shelter and affection and he's happy.
Really? How do you know he isn't desperately seeking the next step on Mazlow's scale? You do realize that if you didn't feed your cat he would spend most of his time hunting small mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects right?
2. ANIMALS DO NOT START WARS
I suppose this would be a bad time to talk about wolves attacking other wolves that stray into their territory. Or how lions do the same to other lions and hyenas.
3. ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE - They don't destroy the earth. They are not the cause of Global Warming.
Really? Bummer. I just read this report from Norway on how Moose farts contribute to global warming.
4. ANIMALS DO NOT PUT HUMANS ON THE "ENDANGERED SPECIES" LIST - We are putting ourselves on it.
99% of all species are now extinct. Humans were not the cause for the largest portion of these.
5. ANIMALS OFTEN SEEM TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS THAT HUMANS DON'T HAVE - A 6th sense.
Which animals? The ones that spend a portion of the day licking their own ass?
6. ANIMALS DON'T HUNT AND KILL HUMANS JUST FOR FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
Let your fuzzy wuzzy widdle house cat out. Watch him. I have never known a cat that won't kill for entertainment.
5. FINALLY, ANIMALS ARE LOVING CREATURES WHO HAVE OFTEN RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE HUMANS - Watch hundreds of true stories on Animal Miracles, Miracle Pets. Several times I've seen even pigs rescue humans. It makes me cry.
But herein lies the problem. You can't seperate conditioning for cognitive thought. An animal that has been conditioned that humans are a source of food but not a food source will tend to protect their source. My dog hangs out under my sons chair at meal time, she doesn't care about him one way or the other, but she has learned that hanging out under his chair gets scraps for her.
I suppose a creature that licks its butt is far superior to you, pathansen. :whatever:
He's a natural born killer and whereas I love him to death I am glad that he won't be getting much bigger!