Empathy is a necessary human function, empathy makes us feel "pity/sadness" as you put it when we recognize facial or other expressions of pain or suffering on another object (Of course empathy can also make us feel happy/hungry/tired, all sorts of other things too). Hell I even felt a twinge of sadness recently when I had to reformat a corrupted drive, as if the drive had actually died..
Thus one does not need to invoke the concept of a "soul" to feel sadness for some organism. In fact if you ask me that kind of sadness is usually pretty fake, owing as it does to a rather vague and abstract idea.
The empathy function will make certain types of bio research difficult to stomach.
While the empathy function is present to a greater or lesser degree in different individuals (perhaps lesser in slashdotters?), it cannot be eliminated from the human psyche because it plays an integral role in reproduction.
What are you thinking Jack?>? Please won't you explain your point a little to all of us. WHY WHY is IP so important that we should sacrafice freedom?
IP, and copyright in general, is far too vague to take such a radical position on. You seem to be ignoring the whole inherent problem with monopolies and corporate kingdoms. Wake up there is real oppression going on!! There always has been and there always will be. Laws, like your little copyright laws, will always be made by some kind of tyranny, even if it's the tyranny of the majority. No one should expect the minority, or those out of power, to obey without dissent. Thats totally unnatural. Judges know that, courts know that.
It's high time someone stood up against the sh*t going on the IT industry. These retarded laws you are so proud of have helped to create the present ultra-low level of software quality and consumer watchdogging. EULA's are ridiculous, benchmarks are manipulated, there is NO accountability, and the little consumer/user has absolutely nowhere to turn. So of course the few lucky power users out there will want to reverse-engineer/hack/etc.
You think jesus would shed a tear if hackers managed to really hurt microsoft/AOL? what could be better for the world!?
Look at the big picture.
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Empathy is a necessary human function, empathy makes us feel "pity/sadness" as you put it when we recognize facial or other expressions of pain or suffering on another object (Of course empathy can also make us feel happy/hungry/tired, all sorts of other things too). Hell I even felt a twinge of sadness recently when I had to reformat a corrupted drive, as if the drive had actually died. .
Thus one does not need to invoke the concept of a "soul" to feel sadness for some organism. In fact if you ask me that kind of sadness is usually pretty fake, owing as it does to a rather vague and abstract idea.
The empathy function will make certain types of bio research difficult to stomach.
While the empathy function is present to a greater or lesser degree in different individuals (perhaps lesser in slashdotters?), it cannot be eliminated from the human psyche because it plays an integral role in reproduction.
Also, evolution is hardly "randomness".
I had thought this concept was common knowledge.....???
does it matter? who am i replying to now? who am i? who are you? I dont know jack
What are you thinking Jack?>? Please won't you explain your point a little to all of us. WHY WHY is IP so important that we should sacrafice freedom? IP, and copyright in general, is far too vague to take such a radical position on. You seem to be ignoring the whole inherent problem with monopolies and corporate kingdoms. Wake up there is real oppression going on!! There always has been and there always will be. Laws, like your little copyright laws, will always be made by some kind of tyranny, even if it's the tyranny of the majority. No one should expect the minority, or those out of power, to obey without dissent. Thats totally unnatural. Judges know that, courts know that. It's high time someone stood up against the sh*t going on the IT industry. These retarded laws you are so proud of have helped to create the present ultra-low level of software quality and consumer watchdogging. EULA's are ridiculous, benchmarks are manipulated, there is NO accountability, and the little consumer/user has absolutely nowhere to turn. So of course the few lucky power users out there will want to reverse-engineer/hack/etc. You think jesus would shed a tear if hackers managed to really hurt microsoft/AOL? what could be better for the world!? Look at the big picture.