Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip of the iceberg

Re:Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip of the iceberg by zamazingo on Monday May 20, 2019 @10:22PM (#19967128)

Do we really want to see more of the iceberg and see how badly we keep hitting it though the countless genocides and systems of torture?

I don't think so, no.

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Re:Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip of the iceberg by filoeleven on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @12:08PM (#19971499)

Wouldn’t seeing more of the problem force people to confront their behavior?

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Re:Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip of the iceberg by mises on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @10:11AM (#19970305)

I'm confused, to what "countless genocides and systems of torture" are you referring?

I will acknowledge that there have been genocides and tortures against practically every group of humans in the past, but I don't see how that is relevant.

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Re:Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip of the iceberg by filoeleven on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @12:15PM (#19971586)

I’m guessing they’re talking about things like factory farming, habitat destruction, hunting to extinction, etc. Genocide is the wrong word there and probably responsible for the downvotes, but “systems of torture” is depressingly accurate.

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