Message from @Doctor Anon
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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*
no
to my statement
Why do animals flee from predators
if they didnt know predators harm them
it's instinctive
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Because the antelope who didn't flee from the lion didn't get to pass on the non-flee genes.
Instinct. Evolution drives them to survive and reproduce
Animals will alter behavior when death is impending
Explain to me why animals that are sterile dont flee at the same rates from predators as ones that are still in their breeding prime
Explain to me why animals that are sterile dont flee at the same rates from predators as ones that are still in their breeding prime
Because they're older?
not even all humans can grasp mortality or death adequately
i say we can grasp it quite well
No, een animals that are in their "prime" but are sterile dont flee at same rates @Joe Powerhouse
we understand what causes it
and we understand what it causes
why do some parent animals refuse to feed offsprings they know will die
@Doctor Anon hmm.. Never heard of that. Animals don't know they're sterile.
No they dont