Since even the dumbest animals fear death, the paper is stupidhttps://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/1018794267811176448 …
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JayMan Retweeted Rolf Degen
Since even the dumbest animals fear death, the paper is stupidhttps://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/1018794267811176448 …
JayMan added,
I swear I see even typically smart people come up with the silliest takes on this topic. Dawkins paragraph on unweaving the rainbow that was just a poor rationalization, and philosophers like Shelly Kagan essentially have to redefine fear for not fearing death to make sense
Animals don't fear "death". They fear tangible threats. They cant imagine not being.
They would have to, say, to be able to commit suicide.
Rolf Degen Retweeted Rolf Degen
No, there aren't. Not even human adults with intellectual disabilities commit suicide. Suicide necessitates the mental representation of not being. Even in humans, that ability only came with cultural evolution.https://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/942764136789938176 …
Rolf Degen added,
There is vast literature explaining these rare cases with far more simpler mechanisms, resorting to occam's razor. I find the absence of suicide in individuals with intellectual disabilities compelling. Lot of myths there, too, like lemmings.
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