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Originally Posted by Umihito
Attitudes like that are exactly what's wrong with the world, and treatment of animals today.
Humans are animals too, we just use our inteligence as a cheat sheet to 'survival.' If you were trapped in the jungle, assuming you had the skills, you'd do exactly the same as animals.
And about them just being pests. May be a well used comparison, but I'll bring it up again.
If aliens who were a LOT bigger and more intelligent than us came, and considered us pests, you would be okay with that? "We're just pests, so it's okay we all should die right? I bet the aliens have an awesome reason anyway."
And what about animals who are more intelligent than humans? For example, a rat that can complete a maze, a dolphin that has a full communication system, vs a human who's braindead, or severely mentally disabled, who can't do any of these things. Do you consider these people more of a pest than the animals in that case? Because if I read your logic correctly, that's what I'm getting from it.
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So you think that humans have no moral compass? We are just like the animals? All instincts and survival...no compassion, love, critical reasoning?
I am not going to answer to your aliens comparison because just writing it shows you missed the point. So here is the point:
Ever heard of oh.. let's say.. the bubonic plague? If so.. you would just be okay with rats running rampant carrying fleas that kill thousands of people with a deadly disease, sorry.. but once again I value the lives of people over animals. And I apologize to you that I would pick your life over that of a rats... will you ever forgive me??
Last time I checked brain dead people do not necessarily carry deadly diseases..
Your entire response to me tells me that you thought this through with your heart, not your head (how human of you), since you could not seem to comprehend what I meant by pests, and making responsible choices in how we treat animals.
If you want to believe that the lives of animals are just as or more important than humans, that is fine, but I will say again I am glad that most of the world does not think this way.. and I am sure the people in Tohoku right now are glad that the people in charge are focusing their attention on them and not a bunch of cows.