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Morality in animals
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Morality in animals
June 19, 2015 at 11:00 am
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RE: Morality in animals
June 19, 2015 at 11:07 am
Everything we experience has its counterpart in any number of other animals. Why should altruism or what we call morality not be out there too? Of course, this use of symbolic language does seem to be unique to us .. but other animals communicate according to a patterning they understand. So again, we're not the be-all and end-all. We're just one of many viable mammalian designs.

Wait. Another area where we are exceptional is in the capacity to gloat over our superiority. Other animals celebrate their nature, but I doubt that any other engages in comparison the way we do.
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RE: Morality in animals
June 19, 2015 at 11:14 am
we don't know.. that monkey could have been gloating and showboating about how he's a hero to all his monkey friends... lol pride is a sin ya'know..
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RE: Morality in animals
June 19, 2015 at 11:48 am
Stupid monkey acting all human and stuff.
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 2:08 am
I know that monkey. Don't stress over his actions. He's Catholic. It's his duty. Shit scared of hell and all.
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 3:05 am (This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 3:06 am by robvalue.)
I heard a wonderful story while at a monkey sanctuary. (A different one!) I believe it was a true story, it was presented as such.

One of the staff told us about enrichment that had been set up for two monkeys who were either side of a fence. There was enough room for them to pass things through the fence, but not to get to each other. They had placed a load of food in one of the enclosures, so that the monkey couldn't get it out. But they had placed the tool needed to get the food out in the other enclosure.

The monkey passed the tool through to the other one, so he could go get the food out. It worked, and he got access to the food. Then he took half of the food back, and passed it back through to the monkey who gave him the tool Smile
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 3:49 am
I love hearing stories like that Rob... All animals are pure of heart! (except spiders and snakes! they are the work of the devil)
So what went wrong with us?

2 things that monkeys aren't exposed to: politics and religion. (absolute power corrupts absolutely)
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 5:02 am (This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 5:05 am by The Grand Nudger.)
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 6:28 am (This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 6:30 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
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RE: Morality in animals
June 20, 2015 at 6:47 am (This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 6:48 am by Anomalocaris.)
(June 20, 2015 at 6:28 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The story was from China.  For all we know, the monkey was bringing the pup home for Master's dinner.

Boru

Still shows compassion for the master.

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After all, Christian notions of compassion often involves sucking up to the imaginary master in the sky at the expense of live fellow human beings in reality.
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