Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by anonymouskimmer on Sunday November 19, 2023 @04:50PM
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> But not the same level of anxiety about “what if I don’t exist, or my species or bloodline” doesn’t go on.
To some extent, sure. But I think some of this is us habituating to pets who were sterilized prior to puberty. In post-pubertal animals the drives to have and rear children are pretty strong.
Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by cscurmudgeon on Sunday November 19, 2023 @04:55PM
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> We are not “special” at all. We have no right making other species go extinct
That is self contradictory. A lot of species go extinct due to other species.
If we don't have that "right", that makes us special.
Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by ben_w on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:39PM
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Rights are a fiction we made up for our own benefit, like money and the abstract concept of fish.
Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by cscurmudgeon on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:52PM
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So is the concept of "fiction" made up too?
Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by ben_w on Monday November 20, 2023 @06:29AM
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Dunno. As distinct from lies? Perhaps.
IIRC early Christianity thought acting violated the ten commandments, and some fiction writers today say their job is to tell lies for money.
Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L
by cscurmudgeon on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:44AM
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You missed my point
I agree that they feel loneliness too. But not the same level of anxiety about “what if I don’t exist, or my species or bloodline” doesn’t go on.