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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by bananamerica on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:25AM (#24679690)
Well, good, evil and sad are human concepts that probably do not apply to the mental life of ants. We tend to ascribe deeper meaning to things, even when that is not reasonable.
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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by sushshshsh on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:59AM (#24679950)
In some sects, I would imagine that sadness is seen as a bug and not a feature-- "why feel bad that you killed something to survive? you should be proud!" is a theme common in our human history.
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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by bananamerica on Sunday October 04, 2020 @12:56PM (#24680455)
I might say: “why are you sad due to nature working as it should?”
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