Comments on: Simians Unite! http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: LimeJelly http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1763 Thu, 11 May 2006 20:31:50 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1763 Calling life superior or inferior to non-life isn't helpful. Life has more ways to survive, generally speaking, so it tends to win. If superiority is defined by winning, then OK. Calling life superior or inferior to non-life isn’t helpful. Life has more ways to survive, generally speaking, so it tends to win. If superiority is defined by winning, then OK.

]]> by: seedlings » human definitions fail http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1114 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1114 [...] Unfortunately, such studies often lead to the misguided belief that humans are no different from animals whatsoever.  Case in point (courtesy of Polimom): Spanish legislators are considering granting full legal rights to apes: [...] […] Unfortunately, such studies often lead to the misguided belief that humans are no different from animals whatsoever.  Case in point (courtesy of Polimom): Spanish legislators are considering granting full legal rights to apes: […]

]]> by: Mash http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1113 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:31:22 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1113 Isn't it this kind of thinking that gave rise to the AIDS virus in humans?!? Thought I'd inject another perspective into the discussion. Isn’t it this kind of thinking that gave rise to the AIDS virus in humans?!? Thought I’d inject another perspective into the discussion.

]]> by: the forester http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1108 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:00:51 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/04/26/simians-unite/#comment-1108 Why stop at simians? Why not include all animals? And plants? And rocks? One of my favorites among all the accusations that have ever been levelled at me is not that I'm prejudiced in favor of humanity, but in favor of <i>life itself</i>. How dare I discriminate between life and nonlife? How conceited, that life would be in any way superior to nonlife! Read it <a href="http://limejelly.wordpress.com/2006/04/02/uh-how-much-entropy-is-there-in-the-internet/#comment-98" rel="nofollow">here</a> ... Obviously, when a person is shot and killed, we shouldn't just care about the human victim, but about the poor little bullet as well. Why stop at simians? Why not include all animals? And plants? And rocks?

One of my favorites among all the accusations that have ever been levelled at me is not that I’m prejudiced in favor of humanity, but in favor of life itself. How dare I discriminate between life and nonlife? How conceited, that life would be in any way superior to nonlife! Read it here …

Obviously, when a person is shot and killed, we shouldn’t just care about the human victim, but about the poor little bullet as well.

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