[MD] The End of Faith - Spirituality

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com>:

> Platt one (constructive) thought inserted ...
> 
> You wondered
> > from the berry's point of view if it doesn't consider what the bear is
> > doing to it as immoral. If I was a berry I would think so.
> >
> Well only if you objectify the individual berry, as a SOMist might do.
> 
> If you chose to look at the berries and their genes (selfish ones, the
> kind you approve of) I'd be thinking "Ooh goodie, a bear, now I can
> get coated in bear shit and shat in the woods - our manured future is
> secure. My sole purpose in life, as the fruiting body of a highly
> evolved flowering plant is to be eaten by a bear."
> 
> All a matter of perspective. We have to be careful when we
> anthropomorphize the "feelings" of the participants in quality
> interactions.

But you opined: "Bearwise, food is food, fish or berries." I presumed you
had some special insight into how a bear felt. But, I like your "Oh, goodie ..."
berry view. Berry funny. :-) 




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