Nostr

I completely agree. We are so biased towards our own species. In specific situations I totally get it, but in the present, technologically advanced era that we live in, such arguments fall flat. As far as I’m concerned from our supposedly (western) empirical worldview of postmodernity, this is an open and shut case. It’s high time humanity takes its place as the translator, mediator, and balancing force for the world. The world of automation doesn’t mean we have to sit back and be lazy all day. Instead, let’s refocus our energy on maintaining the wonderful environment around us and the creatures that live there.

Aurelius 2y ago

The only thing that separates any two species is the time between them and their common ancestor. We are all genetic brothers with a common ancestor 3.9 billion years ago. Symbiogenesis and Divergent evolution and speciation make life on earth successful and interesting. Man is a temporary note in the symphony of life.

Our reticence to recognize a cooperative position in the life world will be our undoing.

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river 2y ago

We are haunted by dead men and dead religions. They break us every day with their shackles. Our ancestors (chimps) came into prominence for the sole reason of their cooperation. Ideology has torn apart whatever beauty our species once shared. We must collectively choose our fate if we wish to remain on this planet much longer.

You’ve earned a follow btw 🙌 fellow anti-speciesist 😎