Why is human life more important than animal life?

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30 Apr 2010, 9:25 am

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there was a man walking with his lion friend, the man stopped at a statue showing a man standing over a deaftedlion. "See this proves man's dominion over animals." Said the man. "And just who was it that mage the statue?" Asked the lion.


In what language the above quoted material written?

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30 Apr 2010, 2:52 pm

it was froom asops fable


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01 May 2010, 1:15 am

If termites want to eat my house should I let them because they have "rights"?

If a bear wants to eat my baby daughter should I let him?

We rule the world because we are the smartest and meanest creatures.

By the law of the jungle that is all that counts.

Do you think a shark would have moral scruples about killing you?



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01 May 2010, 1:49 am

Wombat wrote:
If termites want to eat my house should I let them because they have "rights"?

If a bear wants to eat my baby daughter should I let him?

We rule the world because we are the smartest and meanest creatures.

By the law of the jungle that is all that counts.

Do you think a shark would have moral scruples about killing you?


We don't rule the world. In the face of tornado, hurricane, earthquake and volcanic eruption we are as helpless as any other mammal on earth. As mammals go we have done a great deal to the environment, not all of it good and we are rather wide spread in our habitats since we know how to adapt to weather and a variety of crop growing conditions, but over half of the human race lives in squalor, starvation and disease. Is this what you mean by "ruling" the world?

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01 May 2010, 2:48 am

Wombat wrote:
If termites want to eat my house should I let them because they have "rights"?

If a bear wants to eat my baby daughter should I let him?

We rule the world because we are the smartest and meanest creatures.

By the law of the jungle that is all that counts.

Do you think a shark would have moral scruples about killing you?

bacteria are far more rulers of the world then humns


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01 May 2010, 4:12 am

Wombat wrote:
If termites want to eat my house should I let them because they have "rights"?

If a bear wants to eat my baby daughter should I let him?

We rule the world because we are the smartest and meanest creatures.

By the law of the jungle that is all that counts.

Do you think a shark would have moral scruples about killing you?


Strawman big time


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01 May 2010, 4:13 am

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A concept I will never understand. I remember watching animals on TV be killed because they eventualy lost it and attacked their abusive owners and the police would kill it and I would ask why they had to do that and I was told "a human life is more important than an animals". When I tell how I think animal testing and vivesection is wrong in any form I am told it is okay because it is helping people and that human life is more important. Why? Humans are the most selfish, greedy and destructive creatures. I love my bearded dragon more than anything and would defend her to the death if I had too. I would save her before I was to save a person, even a family member. Why are humans oh so important? When I asked that I usualy got a religious answer about humans were created in God's image and they have "dominion" over the animals. I never bought that and it just adds another reason to the list of why I dislike most Christians.

My mum used to say my autism is the reason I felt this way.

human life is animal life


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01 May 2010, 10:20 am

Uh, you do know that bears don't eat humans right? They might attack us, but there has not (to my memory anyways) been reports of humans being devoured by bears.

Sharks is a bit more possible, but even then, not all sharks are that bloodthirsty. They will not attack unless blood excites their senses or they are hungry. They are willy though, and should be approached with caution. Of course, the big ones like great whites and the like are reputed man-eaters, but the smaller ones are usually relatively inoffensive.



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01 May 2010, 6:59 pm

phil777 wrote:
Uh, you do know that bears don't eat humans right? They might attack us, but there has not (to my memory anyways) been reports of humans being devoured by bears.

Sharks is a bit more possible, but even then, not all sharks are that bloodthirsty. They will not attack unless blood excites their senses or they are hungry. They are willy though, and should be approached with caution. Of course, the big ones like great whites and the like are reputed man-eaters, but the smaller ones are usually relatively inoffensive.

and the biggist ones around today woulnt see humans as a meal at all


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03 May 2010, 8:59 am

you_are_what_you_is wrote:
And I say again: this is because no other species has the ability to do that.


LMAO! You think?


you_are_what_you_is wrote:
I can concede that humans are the only species who go to war. My point is that this is largely irrelevant.


LMAO again. Irrelevant? But that was the question being debated!



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03 May 2010, 9:02 am

phil777 wrote:
Uh, you do know that bears don't eat humans right? They might attack us, but there has not (to my memory anyways) been reports of humans being devoured by bears.


You are mistaken. There are many cases of humans being killed and eaten by grizzlies, Alaskan brown bears, and polar bears.



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03 May 2010, 9:11 am

CaroleTucson wrote:
you_are_what_you_is wrote:
And I say again: this is because no other species has the ability to do that.


LMAO! You think?

Yes. I'd be interested to see your argument against that proposition.

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you_are_what_you_is wrote:
I can concede that humans are the only species who go to war. My point is that this is largely irrelevant.


LMAO again. Irrelevant? But that was the question being debated!

I know. I'm saying that the question being debated is largely irrelevant. We shouldn't be looking whether or not other species go to war; rather, we should be looking at rates of violence in general. That's the important question.


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05 May 2010, 3:15 am

Hint: Importance is a human concept. It has no objective meaning. A is more important than B because someone said so.

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05 May 2010, 4:21 am

Just because humans have a concept of something does not entail that the concept is divorced from reality, unless you're a nihilist.



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05 May 2010, 7:23 am

I never understood this either. But I don't dwell on things like this, because it drives me mad because there is no answer.


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05 May 2010, 7:59 am

Well, the most i heard about bears attacking humans was one barely getting away alive after his skull being somewhat chewed on. <.< (So yeah, admittedly, i'm behind in the domain.)