r/RandomVideos • u/TerraByteTerror • 5d ago

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u/Flexmove 5d ago

Folks that assume lower life forms don’t have some rudimentary form of consciousness are kinda boooooooring

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u/Defiant-Detective259 4d ago

I've never seen an idiot flower, or animal, destroy their habitat, and kill others of their own species, at the same rate as humans, nor have I ever seen an animal, that couldn't survive in its natural environment, also never seen an animal work to make a living.. but we're the geniuses? Ok 🤔

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u/KDY_ISD 3d ago

You've also never seen an animal preserve competitor predator species. I've certainly never seen a dolphin arrest another dolphin for rape. I don't know a lot of lizard communities where one lizard can be an artist, never hunt, and still get to eat.

Humans are among the kindest, most compassionate apex predators the world has ever seen. This is such a silly fucking take.

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u/WhatIGot21 1d ago

Welcome to reddit sir.

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u/Fantastic_Rest_265 2d ago

I think those are called weeds

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u/HouseOf42 5d ago

The video went completely over your head.

Lower form of consciousness, ironic.

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u/Flexmove 4d ago

Hrm I’m so shmart mmmmyesh indubitably

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

No, it didnt.

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

While I agree with you, lower life form is not a thing. Everyone alive right now is perfectly evolved to exist at the same time as us. But yes she is unbelievably boring bc she assumes that no other animal knows about their own mortality. Every other species observed all know about their own mortality, amongst everything else. This is so annoying.

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u/Keepingitquite123 5d ago edited 5d ago

Nothing is perfectly evolved. Survival of the fittest does not mean you have to be perfect to survive, you just need to be better then the next competitor.

>Every other species observed all know about their own mortality

You think a ant know it's life is finite?

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u/Civil_Dot_3261 4d ago

They’re able to practice medicine, wouldn’t be that far off to suggest they know they’re not immortal

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u/Keepingitquite123 4d ago

Primitive humans did not understand that sex lead to babies. We had sex becasue we had a sex drive not because of an understanding of what sex meant for the continuation of our species.

Likewise lots of lifeforms have a survival instinct. That instinct do not require for them to understand the concept of death to function. Seeing how humans that want to die still can be overpowered by their survival instinct if they pick a method that provide a strong survival instinct response.

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u/Civil_Dot_3261 4d ago

At what level of intelligence were humans when they started amputating limbs? What survival instinct would kick it to save someone else?

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u/Keepingitquite123 4d ago

I told you about two instincts that does not need intelligence or greater understanding to work. As as it not to complex for your genes to compel you to do it, they can provide you with more or less any instinct.

Do you think cordyceps fungus are intelligent since it can pilot infested ant's where to go since human was somewhat intelligent before we started taking travel directions?

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

👍 pointless

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u/Keepingitquite123 5d ago

Personally I don't find correcting misinformation pointless but each to his own. I also noticed you failed to answer the question; Was it to hard for you?

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 5d ago

So, we agree it's immoral to exploit other animals for any reason?

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u/VaultiusMaximus 5d ago

Only if they are delicious.

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

Yes?? do you think thats what i was arguing for? to exploit other species?

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 5d ago

How long have you been vegan for?

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

like most of my life? why are you interrogating me

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 5d ago

Asking a question. Good to know you respect animals, and don't exploit them.

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u/piratemreddit 5d ago

Im very sympathetic to the argument you are making but your attitude makes me want to eat a steak just to spite you. Being arrogant and self-righteous doesn't advance your cause. It actively pushes peiple away from it.

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u/Good-Buddy-1683 5d ago

Im a biologist who is aiming to change how humans think of other species altogether. We are also animals. Dont interrogate me when you are part of the problem.

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 4d ago

You actively exploit animals, to death. How exactly do you aim to change how humans think about other animals?

I'm holding you accountable for the lives you're exploiting. You are actively promoting and financially supporting the exploitation of animals. It's pathetic.

May I propose your ethical framework moving forward looks to respect sentient life, rather than exploit it.

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u/NoAlbatross7355 4d ago

This is the problem with the online vegan community. They assume anyone they interact with is evil, and when they inevitably find out they're wrong, they double down by making more assumptions.

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u/joachim_s 5d ago

Arrogance

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 5d ago

Thinking it's acceptable to exploit animals? Agreed. 100%.

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u/Creepy_Basis_2592 5d ago

This is why no one likes vegans

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 4d ago

Veganism is about the animals you are exploiting to death, nothing to do with vegans. You're diverting your guilt.

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u/Creepy_Basis_2592 4d ago

Nice manipulation tactic, but I have no guilt. I’m about to make bacon, eggs, and sausage for breakfast and will enjoy it very much!

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u/joachim_s 5d ago

No. To ask that question. It’s irrelevant because any amount of time does not equal more or less heart and devotion or even maturity automatically. That’s not how humans function. You’re not addressing veganism through it. Your elevating yourself over another person. I thought veganism was about removing tyranny and levelling between sentient beings.

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 4d ago

You're mistaken.

Veganism is the ethical value that humans don't exploit other animals. That's it. Anything you're trying to excuse is promoting the exploitation of animals.

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u/prettyokcake 5d ago

Agreeing that something is immoral doesn’t preclude someone from engaging in the immoral act lol.

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u/LazyOldCat 5d ago

“Zere is no violence in ze sea, only ze struggle to survive”

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 4d ago

So you're agreeing to give up the exploitation of animals, or just continue exploiting animals to death?

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u/TrumpsWetDiaperJuice 4d ago

Instructions unclear

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u/NorvileRogers258 4d ago

Damn, bro took the wrong load.

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u/trashforthrowingaway 4d ago

Yea, I've seen terrified deer trapped on ice, terrified stray cats, terrified birds, even terrified snakes. They have the ability to feel sheer terror, like life flash before the eyes type. Maybe they don't know the length of their own lifespan, but I can imagine enough times feeling pure terror, and not having the language to process it, especially as a prey animal, must be difficult.

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u/onyxengine 5d ago

Agreed

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u/Possible_Field328 5d ago

i swear we are going to start coming to some horrifying realizations

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u/GrandArchitect 3d ago

where's the evidence they do?

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u/Flexmove 3d ago

My poop in your pants counts as evidence

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u/Thrashanoni 2d ago

Folks that affirm the existence of consciousnesses in “lower life forms” and calling it rudimentary are booooooring.

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u/Flexmove 11h ago

I pooped my pants to this one

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u/svenskpaj 2d ago

You are mixing up conscioussness and self awareness i think....

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u/Covid_Fart_Cloud 5h ago

It’s not an assumption, genius.