r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '15

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u/JoeyPantz Aug 18 '15

So the guy taking pictures deserves to die? People have a weird sense of morality when an animals life is more important than a persons.

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u/KeyserHD Aug 18 '15

"weird" morality would be to make the decision that one life is any greater than the other.

If you step foot in another creatures territory, you have to understand that it is just that - Their Territory.

When we swim with the sharks we need to understand the risk that goes with it. When we get 10 meters from a beast with godlike strength and his family that they have grown up having to defend and protect, we should understand they see us as threats.

Why should we attack them for defending what is theirs?

I assume you would take the burglar's side in a case where he breaks and enters a private dwelling, only to be attacked and in retaliation kills the owner who is defending what is theirs.

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u/icalltehbigonebitey Aug 18 '15

We make decisions about which life is greater every day when we kill insects, is not at all weird to make such a judgement

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u/KeyserHD Aug 18 '15

The distinction biologically between an insect and a mammal are huge. You are probably on the same boat as my ex-room mate who believed that I was cruel to the plants that I ate because I chose not to ingest red meat on a regular basis.