Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril...
by filoleg on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:58PM
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> it's justified because we are of a lower technological level?
No, it isn't. Just like killing dolphins isn't justified. But it probably means that the interstellar empire in question is very likely to be more intelligent and/or advanced than us.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril...
by pdonis on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:44PM
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> even if they were comparatively, 'stupidity' isn't a justification for committing harmful actions, degrading, or otherwise treating the recipient as lesser
I don't think the GP was saying it is. I think he was trying to look at it from the dolphins' point of view: he was proposing that the fact that they didn't use any of their intelligence (assuming they have it) to construct ways to defend themselves from other intelligent species, like humans, was a mistake on their part.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril...
by worldsayshi on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:50PM
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Why are you assuming that previous poster aimed to justify that behaviour? I don't see that that was implied.
The humans and proto-humans of the past weren't 'stupid'. And even if they were comparatively, 'stupidity' isn't a justification for committing harmful actions, degrading, or otherwise treating the recipient as lesser. This sounds like a philosophy that encourages "well I'm going to hurt you and it must be right because you can't stop me or dissuade me".