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Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions?

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Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions?
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RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions?
May 15, 2015 at 5:19 pm
(May 15, 2015 at 4:17 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: For the purposes of morality, we're really more concerned with consciousness, the awareness that one exists and the desire (I guess that's an emotion) to perpetuate oneself. It's hard to imagine that any insect has that level of complexity. I wish I could be certain because we have a roach problem now and I REALLY want to kill the little fuckers without losing any sleep over it.

I dunno.  A trapped bug will fly like freaking crazy trying to escape.  Maybe we just don't appreciate the full drama of a bug's life because they're too small to really focus on?  Certainly, bugs are capable of motivated behavior.
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Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions?

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Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Hatshepsut - May 15, 2015 at 8:44 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Napoléon - May 15, 2015 at 8:53 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by TheRealJoeFish - May 15, 2015 at 8:55 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by robvalue - May 15, 2015 at 9:04 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by vorlon13 - May 15, 2015 at 9:13 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by bennyboy - May 15, 2015 at 9:26 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Napoléon - May 15, 2015 at 9:35 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by bennyboy - May 15, 2015 at 2:01 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Napoléon - May 15, 2015 at 2:08 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by emjay - May 15, 2015 at 9:38 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 9:50 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Anomalocaris - May 15, 2015 at 10:24 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Anomalocaris - May 15, 2015 at 5:46 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by bennyboy - May 15, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by JuliaL - May 15, 2015 at 11:12 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Hatshepsut - May 15, 2015 at 1:37 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by TheRealJoeFish - May 15, 2015 at 1:49 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 4:17 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by bennyboy - May 15, 2015 at 5:19 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 5:30 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 6:33 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Minimalist - May 15, 2015 at 7:39 pm
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Darkstar - May 16, 2015 at 3:00 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Alex K - May 16, 2015 at 6:33 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by bennyboy - May 16, 2015 at 7:11 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by ignoramus - May 16, 2015 at 6:34 am
RE: Do Fruit Flies Have Emotions? - by Hatshepsut - May 16, 2015 at 7:51 am

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