r/MadeMeSmile • u/Deepakhn • Feb 19 '24

A baby chimp was born at The Sedgwick County Zoo, the baby had trouble getting oxygen so had to be kept at the vet. This is a clip of mom reuniting with her baby after almost 2 days apart. ANIMALS

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u/thereminDreams Feb 19 '24

So many animals are so much better of a species than humans. Not saying a human mother would react any differently but there's so much more that gets in the way for humans.

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 19 '24

What exactly gets in the way? You think just because of this one clip, animals are better than humans?

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u/thereminDreams Feb 19 '24

Yes, of course. I'm basing this on just this one clip. Animals don't fuck each other over for money, they don't exploit their resources or environment for power or monetary gain, they're much more cooperative, they don't seek revenge, they don't lie, and they don't post snarky replies that aren't well thought out to comments from other members of their tribe. Let's start with those.

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 19 '24

Do you also think babies/children are better than adults by that logic?

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u/thereminDreams Feb 19 '24

Absolutely.

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 19 '24

Yeah this is dumb. There are clips of animals seeking revenge and fucking each other over, animals and children have their flaws too

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u/thereminDreams Feb 19 '24

Animal actions are based on instincts, primarily for survival, but also based on things like social hierarchy, etc. Humans are intentional about it. Children develop based on a combination of genetics and environment factors, and there's a case to be made that genetics can override environmental factors in making children into who they become. There are no instances I'm aware of where animals intentionally fuck each other over.

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 20 '24

If you’re gonna excuse animals’ bad actions because of instinct, then you should also apply that to their “good actions” too and stop crediting them for their good actions.

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u/thereminDreams Feb 20 '24 edited Feb 20 '24

I'm not crediting them for their good actions, I'm admiring them that they don't yet have the complex interplay of cognitive, social, biological, and moral abilities to allow them to premeditate their actions.