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Originally Posted by PursuitOfHappinessParty
Why can't man be more like the animal?
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We are. Many of our behaviors are indistinguishable from animal behaviors. We don't think that's the case because they manifest in how we make or use tools, but they in fact are.
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My reply was to the fact that inhumane treatment of bioengineered critters would be the norm IF you extrapolate from the treatment we currently use for our foodstocks and lab needs.
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This asumes our society is incapable of reformation. If that were true Black people would still be in chains and American Indians would've all died.
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My wonderings were to what extent that ownership + need + easy/cheap access = slavery and worse if patents and clone technologies ever cross into the human being business.
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You're reaching for the worst case scenarior without even considering the positives. Just based on averages I'd disagree.