• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    One of the many myriad things I don’t understand is why humans don’t think of themselves as organisms. Like they know they can train dogs to do things with positive reinforcement but don’t think other people do that to them. Or if someone did it’s some kind of insult.

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      1 year ago

      At least in the West,. Christianity played a part in that.

      Things like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have been changing that though

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      There’s a weird disconnect between humans and nature in general.

      It’s against the law to let animals suffer to death in cases of injury, sickness, etc. Euthanasia is almost mandated. But the same thing for humans is a horrible crime, even if the person explicitly asked for it. That’s insane.