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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by albertgoeswoof on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:38AM (#17925493)
How is anything superior to anything? We are all atoms and molecules arranged in some state, at a given point in time.It is up to the individual to weigh superiority on their own terms, there are no set rules.

Clearly many people believe they are superior to all other species, which may or may not be a good thing depending on how human centric you are.

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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by macintux on Thursday September 06, 2018 @09:55AM (#17926276)
That's a dark path, and it's not up to the individual to make that decision.

Faced with the choice while driving to swerve to kill a squirrel or not swerve and kill a child, there is only one permissible answer, or else we're endorsing sociopathy.

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