Humans are the only ones to have consciousness as far as we can prove

since when have we proffed that

cetaceans have even showed emotion

Because we cant prove any other species has Sentience / Consciousness

nono

that humans have it

again i think you mean sentient buny

@L0GAN Their Consciousness does not encompass the knowledge of mortality and death.

imagine using sign language to convince a gorilla that it's gonna die one day

speaking of

@Doctor Anon We cannot be certain of that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkWS4t4l0k

ah fuck

onion already did a sketch

damnit onion

Many animals show what can be interpreted as grieving over the dead, but none show what can be seen as understanding that they will die and the concept of it.

elephants are one example

They know death happens, but not what it is and that they will be subject to it as well.

We do not know that animals dont understand death

We do not know they do

Again burden of proof is to prove they do understand it, not on me to to prove they dont

again even if we didn't know that animals don't understand death would still be a safe assumption

how is an elephant grieving over the dead different the na human grieving over the dead

Because the human can understand it is going to die as well

there is little difference between a human grieveing the dead and an elephant

but the real difference is that the human understands the concept of mortality

and the elephant doesnt

And humans are the only one to have religion

The elephant griefed over its youngs death

how does it nto understand mortality

@Doctor Anon religion is a good point that I can understand

elephants see death the same way they see rain

it's just something that happens

It just happens to them

They dont understand *what* it is or what causes it

so an animal doesnt know that something eating it kills it?

That's on you to prove it does

*Are you serious*

But in short

no

to my statement