Re:Great apes appear to have “theory of mind”
by meowface on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @10:48AM
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Ignorance plays a large role, but even when people are overwhelmed with (accurate) information, I'd say over 90% of people still take the cruel but easier path.
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Re:Great apes appear to have “theory of mind”
by vekker on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:44AM
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IMHO there's different kinds of ignorance. There's a difference between the absence of knowledge and misperception of reality. The first is an intellectual type of ignorance: the lack of information. The latter is the lack of wisdom/insight and leads to superimposing a view of reality onto reality itself, which leads to cruel behavior and suffering.