Animal Minds (Animals)

by David Turell , Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 16:15 (4910 days ago) @ dhw

Why, then, do so many religious people attribute the origin of evil to man and not to God?-God used evolution to create humans. 'Red of tooth and claw' was required as soon as one animal started to eat another. We think of killing other humans as evil. Not in wartime. So we are conflicted.
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> I would argue that, whether God created life or not, and in spite of our astonishing technology, science, art, philosophy etc., the human world is based on the same mixture of instincts (which we may subjectively judge as "good" or "bad") as that of the animal world. However, through the sophistication of our language and the complexity of our cultures and societies, we have constructed a network of institutions that prevent us from seeing this simple truth. -Oh, I think we do see it. As omnivores, we kill to eat.
 
> This was drafted before I read the latest exchange between David and Matt. I agree with David that we are "king of the heap" ... but as Lear discovered, being a king does not make you basically different from the rest of the heap.-Here is an article about Corvids and parrots. Perhaps as smart as chimps, but as previously stated, only the mere beginnings of our capacities. Adler conquers all. We are different in kind.