If animals behave altruistically and selfishly, how can we know they act on instincts alone while we have free will?
2007-06-06 03:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Curtis B: There are several examples of animals sacrificing themselves to save one another, caring for their sick, sharing food, taking care of infants other than their own.
2007-06-06 03:49:15 · update #1
" ... Then God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." An so it happened. God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was ... Then God said, "Let the Earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures; cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds" And so it happened God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was. ... Then GOD SAID "LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR OWN IMAGE, AFTER OUR LIKENESS" Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and vegitation of the earth.
In short, God made us to rule with compassion and accountablity over everything because he made us in his image.
2007-06-06 03:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Morals are a fiction created by people who cannot deal with their true freedom of choice. Animals have free will as well as humans.
2007-06-06 11:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals don't act altruistically. Heck, several species eat their own young, and the rule of the jungle has always been only the strong survive.
2007-06-06 10:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Humans understand moral consequences, animals don't...
humans can forego pleasure or endure pain in pursuit of achievement in character.... animals react to pleasure and pain. Big difference.
2007-06-06 10:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Humans are the only ones who kill for fun and pleasure...makes you wonder on the moral thing.
2007-06-06 10:46:20 · answer #5 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Animals are superior to humans...
2007-06-06 10:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you life for eating, then you`re animal
If you eat for living, hopefully u r a man.
Which one r u.//?/
2007-06-06 10:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by Double Helix 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋