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Originally posted by the_stillness
You say that - 'You're not sure whether it is possible for people to experience actual sadness over the death of so many people?' Well, that is rather a naive view IMO. I have to say that, as it was very obvious that a lot of people [worldwide] who actually feel very hurt and sad about death on a huge scale - say [9/11] or [Psunami] for instance!
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Im not denying that people around the world claim to be upset..but they only unite over popular people, or very large numbers. Then choose not to unite their sadness over smaller groups or none famous individuals. Who are we to pick who should be respected and remembered? and who should have ten minutes of air time on television then no longer spoke of?
It's kind of like your point below, about Humans > Animals > Insects in terms of importance of life. You can't just go around insisting one life is above another just because you have a more advanced brain. This planet could easily survive [most likely survive better.] without humans. We also cause more harm to eachother than any other lifeform, and we also depend on these so called "lower" life forms to survive.
Less so now, but once we literally lived off nothing but meat/vegetables/plants and even bugs etc. We can't just suddenly claim ourselves as most important now we've evolved...as we really aren't important to this planet. No more so important than any other forms of life. If anything, they are more important, because without them, you wouldn't be sat here reading this =] can't really get much more important than that.
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Originally posted by the_stillness
I remember seeing a Ladybird one day and my girlfriend stepped on it and I felt a moment of sadness for [10 seconds] But, if I hear of 20 Million insects dying somewhere, I won't think anything of it. They are just blo*dy insects - doesn't matter, does it? Unless you like them? I DON'T However, in comparison to this debate, it is hardly relevant or interesting. [Human life comes first], then [Animals]. Where insect life comes into play????? WELL, it doesn't!!!!!!
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Insect life doesn't even come into play, animals are doing ok, humans are the best...?
That's the naive view of someone who would place a dogs life over a tarantula's because you find dogs to be cute, cuddly and fun...but spiders creepy and boring. Why do you place the value's of creatures lives in order?
Just because you can sit around and think and do things, and they can't? that's the equivalent of saying a mentally handicapped persons life is of less value, which is just plain wrong. Some cannot think properly, or do as much, or accomplish as much in life, just as animals can't acheive as much as us, or insects...so mentally handicapped people should die before us? they're lower down the chain of importance? just because they aren't as advanced and accomplished as us?
Think about what you're saying before you say it.
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Originally posted by the_stillness
When the [mass loss of life] was announced on tv about 9/11 and Psunami and other big losses of life, it does affect many people globally, [like I explained above]. When we heard of the tragic loss of Diana, there was also a great amount of grief from many a person. It just happens. Many people just feel that way about great losses of life - moderate losses of life and individuals too. When a person like yourself wishes to analyse the differences - that is just one persons opinion. It just doesn't work - the way you say it! All people feel differently about losses of life and you must understand that and respect that
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That statement is expressing that I should respect other people's views..
But you can't do the same for mine? because you disagree with me? how contradicting.
And one person can have an opinion on anything, no matter what it may be. So of course I can have a view on people's conception of death when it comes to strangers. Afterall, you have an opinion on it yourself don't you =]