RE: Without rape, most animal species would go extinct
May 24, 2018 at 9:05 pm
(This post was last modified: May 24, 2018 at 9:10 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I wouldn;t call cats scratching rape either...but..I didn;t.............. so........?
Meanwhile, we do note that some animals appear to behave in the manner that we associate with consent or a lack thereof. We can be different in many ways and similar in others, obviously. I doubt that they are moral agents if we take ourselves as the minimum standard for a moral agent, but I don;t doubt that animals are volitional by the same standards. Some human beings fail our minimal standards, and are volitional.
Personally, I;d call what we do an elaborate version of what many other animals do...and, remember, I was commenting on whether or not they had concepts, or concepts of concepts. Something I think we're likely to share with anything with a reptilian brain or better.
Meanwhile, we do note that some animals appear to behave in the manner that we associate with consent or a lack thereof. We can be different in many ways and similar in others, obviously. I doubt that they are moral agents if we take ourselves as the minimum standard for a moral agent, but I don;t doubt that animals are volitional by the same standards. Some human beings fail our minimal standards, and are volitional.
Personally, I;d call what we do an elaborate version of what many other animals do...and, remember, I was commenting on whether or not they had concepts, or concepts of concepts. Something I think we're likely to share with anything with a reptilian brain or better.
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