(May 17, 2013 at 7:07 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:You are wrong, animals have the same feelings as humans(May 17, 2013 at 3:35 am)littleendian Wrote: Both are causing unnecessary harm and suffering to others merely for the pleasure of the perpetrator, however the one is outlawed the other is not due to an arbitrary line drawn by society between humans and other animals, and this line has no founding in reason whatsoever. Reason clearly tells us we're no special in our ability to suffer and if we desire to lead a life without unnecessary suffering we must also grant this right to all others who have the same interest. Everything else is highly irrational and unworthy of a thinking person.Humans are different. Other animals don't have the intelligence and awareness that we have. They can feel pain and suffer, but it's not like a person suffering. They only know "I'm hungry", "I'm tired", "I'm horny", and "That hurts." They don't think. They don't know they even exist. They're just there, reacting to their reflexes and instincts. Nothing else.
they have souls and they even worship God
The main difference is that they are driven by their instincts, not beliefs; they are not evil or good
That's why you will find that instincts in animals are more strong than in humans, for example most animals can walk in minutes after birth, they don't need to learn.
