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Quote by: StrongHeart Ownership of life belongs to each animal. |
Says who?
I don't mean that flippantly. Why should humans feel that animals own themselves, as opposed to us owning them?
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I specifically put "deprivation of life" in there not to restate the question but to cover ownership which the simple term "kill" does not put forth/imply.
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I did not understand that before, sorry.
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Then why is there so much of it and why do we need laws against it?
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Because other instincts, as well as socialized beliefs, drive us to overcome that instinct against murder.
If you feel that our opposition to murder is not rooted in instinct, then what do you feel is the root?
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If it is a shifting perception, then how is it "instinct"?
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1) Not all people have the same instincts in the same degrees
2) Instincts combine in different ways
3) People have learned different reactions to their instinctive drives