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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by maria2 on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:35PM (#34095999)
Is that a form of sadism? Perhaps the sea lion is unable to conceive of the suffering of the fish. To the sea lion, the fish is merely an object. Playing with the fish is no different than playing with a rock to the sea lion.
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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by dinosaurdynasty on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:39PM (#34096044)
Does that matter for the fish?
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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by vlunkr on Thursday December 22, 2022 @01:14PM (#34096485)
No, but that's not the question being discussed.
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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by layer8 on Thursday December 22, 2022 @01:28PM (#34096655)
Sounds very similar to a psychopath incapable of empathy.
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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by fluoridation on Thursday December 22, 2022 @03:46PM (#34098425)
Lack of empathy is the norm in nature, not the exception. A species of predator that could empathize with its prey would starve to death.
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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by layer8 on Thursday December 22, 2022 @07:41PM (#34100955)
Yeah, my point was that the GP probably wouldn't view a psychopath as innocent as a sea lion, hence there would seem to be a double standard.
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