no, they're not.

they are both the same

lol they sort of are, hence why we OWN pets

Humans all the time.... mainly because without humans we'd be ****ed. I dont see cats and dogs releasing Phones, Computers, driving buses and generally keeping the world going.

You sure about that, I bet your cat/dog isn't buying and serving your dinner or paying the vet bills.

Cherie :worship:

How does owning something make us superior? lol

i have no idea apple

You're talking about the human world, not the actual physical world.

The dog or cat provides much less destruction of the actual planet, therefore is of more worth, seeing as though all the things you listed are in some contributing to the ruining of the planet and it's environment. Surely that makes that things life of less worth, not more?

how doesn't it?

but some of us would not feel right if we did not help the human

Well, I don't know about you, but I certainly don't have a relationship on the same level with my dogs as I do with my kids, husband, siblings, friends etc. Are we superior to animals? As a human being I would say yes I value members of my own species above other species absolutely.

Where did I say anything about saving the planet???? Where did I say anything about the human world or the physical world???? Don't try and twist my answer to fit into what you want to put across. If you don't like my reply then that's fine, just don't twist it, as I haven't done that with anything you've done.

omg overreaction :laugh3:

i was just arguing from another perspective D: i wasn't twisting anything

It just means we have more physical power or are crueler. I don't really value either of those things as superiority.

yes we are, we run this ****

Not really an over reaction just telling you not to twist things as everything you mentioned in your reply to me was irrelevant to my post. :laugh:

:joker:

It's called arguing from different perspectives, that's what a forum in for ;) x

I think you'll find your pets own you :joker: ;) They have us round their little paws :D

I do resent the notion that humans are a superior species, we are equal to animals and it's just narcissistic of us to think otherwise, and in an ideal world we wouldn't (meaning we wouldn't kill animals for food or fun, see them as commodities, parade them around as circus performers etc) but as a human being I find it very difficult to consider the prospect of me saving an animal over a human. It doesn't feel right, and I guess that's because it's ingrained in most us from birth, it's an inherent feeling. One of your own kind. Unless you're a misanthrope I think it's difficult to feel otherwise. Whether there's anything wrong with that, well...that's a different debate. I know I wouldn't feel comfortable with somebody saving an animal over a child, but appreciate that others may see it differently. As I said, we are all equal, but as a human myself I'd struggle to betray one of my own kind.

So humans are completely equal to the likes of insects and spiders then? I suppose when I killed that spider in my room the other day I should have been tried for murder

Yeah this is the thing when this argument gets brought up tbh. Where does the line get drawn? Who gives anyone the right to decide an ant or a spiders life is less important than that of your pet rabbit or your nextdoor neighbour etc..do those who regard animals as the same as humans ever use fly spray to kill that pesky bluebottle that just wont piss off?

As for the original question, I would like to say I would save the human without a thought, but if faced with the situation it might be different..as with all hypothetical situations. To some people pets are like family. I dont have pets now and I have never really had a pet that I thought more of than other people so i cant imagine saving a pet over human life, but I know some people do think a LOT of their pets. For example my mother in law, her cat is pretty much her life.

Of course they are, who are we to say otherwise? You and I both know it's wrong to kill spiders, but that doesn't mean it's going to stop (I never said it would), just that in an ideal world we wouldn't be so narcissistic about our own species.

Like I said, we're equal but I'd still save the human. It wouldn't feel right to save an animal. I know that's contradictory but that's the issue here. We are equal but there's just something ingrained in us that makes the large majority want to save our own. I guess that's all it is...an inherent loyalty to our kind.

i am the same jack