Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have Conscious Awareness

Originally posted by butcherguy

However... the thread indicates that any meat eaters may have sociopathic tendencies.
Do you eat meat?

other animals don't have a problem eating other animals so why is it a "bad" thing? leave it up to humans to make trophies out of the carcasses but eating meat is perfectly normal behavior in the animal kingdom.

Originally posted by bottleslingguy

Originally posted by butcherguy

However... the thread indicates that any meat eaters may have sociopathic tendencies.
Do you eat meat?

other animals don't have a problem eating other animals so why is it a "bad" thing? leave it up to humans to make trophies out of the carcasses but eating meat is perfectly normal behavior in the animal kingdom.

Yep, I eat plenty of meat.
I don't keep any trophies either.

wtf...sometimes i feel like living in stoneage when i read something like this.

I mean: Awareness is not an object of reality. It is the SUBJECT of reality. But i guess it will take another 50 years until scientists will give me a signature for that...
(and yes: animals are also perceived by awareness as everything else even "matter" ).....

Your reply was very interesting. I often wonder that same thing myself.

They say the universe reflects your thoughts. And animals and people don't really have any conscious thought. Their behaviour, that you observe, are based your consciousness, expectations, intent, and some degree of random probability.

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Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have Conscious Awareness

Pet owners everywhere respond with, "Duh?"

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I agree. I have a collie dog as a friend. Many of us already know animals have a conscious awareness. Me and my dog have a good understanding with each other.

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My dog knows the difference between good and bad.. He knows when he has done a wronging.

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Only one problem...Why isn't there a Monkey Empire or Dolphin State, where dolphins rule?

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I don't believe there is good or bad. Both good and bad are things that humanity has made up.

Originally posted by omass
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Only one problem...Why isn't there a Monkey Empire or Dolphin State, where dolphins rule?

One day maybe the Monkeys and Dolphins will be declared at sovereign nations.