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Hsiang-Lin · 11-24-2006, 04:05 PM

Hey everyone,

Thanks for all your input! Josip, I think my kids will love you more than me once they know about this thread

But seriously, what you say indeed makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. It's obvious isn't it? Why would you want the extinction of your own species? Just live life happy and make kids and ensure them happy lives.

But what about other species or animals? Why do we deserve to live more than they do? I'm not saying I want to commit suicide. Far from it. But it just doesn't make sense to me why humans deserve to live more than other animals on the planet. I'm not saying there ISN'T a reason. There may possible well be. But that's why I started this thread to see if I can find a pointer

And all the major problems in the world seem to stem from scarce resources and competition of some form. Without kids and if we just ensured the balance and stability of our current population, we could essentially die out in peace and allow the other animals to live out their lives.

I think that is the power of human consciousness. It is hard for me to imagine any other species capable of wiping themselves out consciously. AGAIN, let me emphasize this is NOT what I want. It is something that I am asking, why not? Also, I think all this stems down to one point: Why is human life more valuable than any other life?

Again, thanks for all your input and I'm happy to see people are questioning this belief too. Take care!

11-24-2006, 04:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hsiang-Lin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 261	Hey everyone, Thanks for all your input! Josip, I think my kids will love you more than me once they know about this thread But seriously, what you say indeed makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. It's obvious isn't it? Why would you want the extinction of your own species? Just live life happy and make kids and ensure them happy lives. But what about other species or animals? Why do we deserve to live more than they do? I'm not saying I want to commit suicide. Far from it. But it just doesn't make sense to me why humans deserve to live more than other animals on the planet. I'm not saying there ISN'T a reason. There may possible well be. But that's why I started this thread to see if I can find a pointer And all the major problems in the world seem to stem from scarce resources and competition of some form. Without kids and if we just ensured the balance and stability of our current population, we could essentially die out in peace and allow the other animals to live out their lives. I think that is the power of human consciousness. It is hard for me to imagine any other species capable of wiping themselves out consciously. AGAIN, let me emphasize this is NOT what I want. It is something that I am asking, why not? Also, I think all this stems down to one point: Why is human life more valuable than any other life? Again, thanks for all your input and I'm happy to see people are questioning this belief too. Take care!