Right from Wrong?
Do you think animals or some animals know right from wrong? I do in the way. For example a dog can attack us and kill us if they wanted especially the large breeds but they normally don't
56-60, M
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InOtterWords · F
I think it is ridiculous to hold animals, especially wild animals to the same code that humans have.
Over the number of years i have been here there are SWers that will post a comment to me about otters attacking other animals sometimes for sexual reasons. They do it to try and upset me because i love otters.... what they are actually doing though is displaying a huge ignorance of the animal kingdom, a privileged sense of ego that humans are the most intelligent creatures and lastly the petty extents they would go to to bully someone.
Wild animals live off instinct, the need for food, shelter and reproduction....anything further is recreational. A wild dog would attack if theybwere hungry or ifvthey felt threatened.
Tame animals however are trained, so whether they think it is right or wrong they are trained to behave and react in a way that we have taught them
Over the number of years i have been here there are SWers that will post a comment to me about otters attacking other animals sometimes for sexual reasons. They do it to try and upset me because i love otters.... what they are actually doing though is displaying a huge ignorance of the animal kingdom, a privileged sense of ego that humans are the most intelligent creatures and lastly the petty extents they would go to to bully someone.
Wild animals live off instinct, the need for food, shelter and reproduction....anything further is recreational. A wild dog would attack if theybwere hungry or ifvthey felt threatened.
Tame animals however are trained, so whether they think it is right or wrong they are trained to behave and react in a way that we have taught them
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
@InOtterWords what about wild animals that can be tame?
InOtterWords · F
@Axeroberts they can be trained but they won't be tame...
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
@InOtterWords I have had experiences with wild animals that showed a gentle side
InOtterWords · F
@Axeroberts because you posed no threat to them
Just because an animal is wild it does not mean it is savage
Just because an animal is wild it does not mean it is savage
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
@InOtterWords exactly. They are capable of gentleness. Do you equate that with knowing right from wrong in a way?
InOtterWords · F
@Axeroberts no i don't
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
@InOtterWords ok. I see it as the animal understanding enough to know what hurting another life is and choosing not to. It might not exactly be right from wrong in our sense of the term but I think it shows something like that