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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by throwaway892552 on Saturday September 07, 2024 @06:27PM (#41476843)
It's almost as if we have some type of coping mechanism. If we recognized more of ourselves in our animals, we would need to treat them more humane.

Just look at all the cases in human history where other people were reduced to primitive beings and could be treated more cruelly. If we can rationalize these actions towards fellow humans, I assume that the barrier for accepting animal emotions is even harder to break

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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by jjtheblunt on Saturday September 07, 2024 @07:05PM (#41476988)
Didn’t you just describe several religions’ beliefs about humans and animals, where humans are claimed to be a priori more special in various ways (besides reading that they’re more special)?
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