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Re: [APD] goldfish...ect.
Who says teleological and anthropomorphic explanations have
gone with the wind ;-)
sh
--- Vaughn Hopkins <hoppy1 at surewest_net> wrote:
> I have intentionally been staying out of this discussion,
> but here is
> my two cents worth. Most animals mistreat other
> animals, even killing
> and eating them. Humans are no different in that regard.
> We farm some
> animals to be killed and eaten, but ants also farm
> aphids. We can be
> altruistic, but so are bees and ants, as well as herd
> animals. We
> truly are unique in our brain functioning and our ability
> to translate
> our thoughts into complex building tasks. Beyond that,
> biologically we
> are just animals, and we share the vast majority of our
> DNA with all
> other animals. If I were religious I would believe we
> have souls,
> which would be unique, but I am not. Virtually
> everything we do has a
> connection to our inherited traits, just as is so for
> other animals.
> Our altruism is a reproductive advantage, not something
> we just dream
> up because of our love of each other. The real life form
> on our planet
> is DNA, and we, along with all other animals, plants,
> insects, etc. are
> just vehicles used by DNA to reproduce. (!!) No aquarium
> is complete
> without some Vals in it. (It is an aquatic plant interest
> group, you
> know.)
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