One question, should they be allowed to marry?
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 1:47 PM, salyavin808
wrote:
"Whatever you think of the cognitive abilities and emotions of chimps, I think
we can all agree that they are different from, say, chairs."
Damn, I gave my three piece suite it's
"Whatever you think of the cognitive abilities and emotions of chimps, I think
we can all agree that they are different from, say, chairs."
Damn, I gave my three piece suite it's freedom earlier today...
I was sorry Salyavin didn't read the article I linked to but simply dismissed
the idea of according "personhood" to chimps without knowing what was actually
involved. I thought there might be an interesting discussion about the
potential legal rights of chimps.
Trying again...here are a coup
What about those spiritual types, such as realised Zen Buddhists who claim they
have no self. Are they persons? Exactly what is a person? Exxon, legally, is a
person. So is Monsanto. Having the human species reduced to the level of
chimphood sounds like a move in the right direction, considering
Tell ya what, Salyavin, read the article and get back to us, OK?
Salyavin wrote:
Before you give rights to chimps you should work out if they are capable of
understanding what is being offered. Anthropomorphism isn't any way to go about
helping wildlife.
Chimps aren't people, they are ch
