(December 22, 2014 at 12:52 pm)strawdawg Wrote: Man is the only creature that's aware of his own mortality. We know we have a end.
I recommend watching some of the videos on the youtube channel kokoflix. It's dedicated to a 43 year old female gorilla, who has been tought to communicate in human sign language while still a baby. It might open your eyes just a little bit wider to our fellow creatures. Watch especially the vids where she learns about the death of her pet kitten and Robin Williams, who visited her once.
There's also a vid about Michael, a male gorilla, who died prematurely, but also could communicate in sign language. He's telling about the death of his mother by poachers in the vid.
Human arrogance is certainly not warranted when it comes to nature.