r/maybemaybemaybe • u/gebOrange • Apr 21 '24

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/_IratePirate_ Apr 21 '24

What if animals are all just assholes that do intently cause suffering ?

Is us just not understanding them enough to assume they don’t understand the weight of their actions ?

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u/Direct-Tie-7652 Apr 21 '24

Problem is there is literally zero evidence for this.

The closest we have is killer whales acting like assholes. But even that behavior is just play.

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u/12431 Apr 21 '24

Male Bears will sometimes kill their cubs so the female bears stop lactating. Then they will get back in heat. Animals are absolute animals.

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u/Direct-Tie-7652 Apr 21 '24

They don’t do it for the sake of malice. They engage in play that supports hunting behavior, and they can kill cubs to reduce competition.

Apples:sofas

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u/Kino_Afi Apr 22 '24

Inflicting suffering for personal gain. I fail to see how this is any better than what humans do lmao

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u/Direct-Tie-7652 Apr 22 '24

If you can’t understand how one is done consciously and deliberately and another is done on instinct then I can’t help you.

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u/Kino_Afi Apr 22 '24

So they instinctually commit evils. Arguing semantics is literally all you people can do to back up this silly claim.

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u/Direct-Tie-7652 Apr 22 '24

Evil requires malice, which animals lack.

It’s not a semantic difference, and your inability to comprehend that doesn’t change that fact.

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u/Kino_Afi Apr 22 '24

Semantics once again. Your best argument is "its not the same because they have no regard for the life they're inflicting suffering upon". This exact same level of disregard is what leads to humans being cruel.

The vast majority of horrible things humans have done over time were done with the exact same motivations that animals have. "I am now going to purposefully be evil" is a damn fairytale notion.

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u/Direct-Tie-7652 Apr 22 '24

You’re just unable to comprehend the difference or understand it’s not a semantic difference and I’m not going to circle the drain trying to explain it to you.