Are Dogs Naturally Morally Superior to Human Beings?
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Unlike humans, dogs do not feel biased to love those they have DNA ties to over those they don't. This makes them automatically morally superior to racists, sexists and nepotists. This is why when you take the children away from the mother, she doesn't mind and neither do the children. Not all non-human animals lack family ties. Elephants and cows (and all descendants of the Manatee) have extreme family ties, superior even to that of primates. There is no animal even close to them in the sadness felt when you take their young and this is a primary reason why vegans oppose even the milk trade. Cows physically cry and show sadness when you take their calves and the sadness lasts for as long as their memory is (so not that long to us but very long to them). Side: Yes
I don't think dogs are moral creatures, so the question may as well be "are stones morally superior to human beings?" Stones and dogs are morally neutral. So to answer the question; it depends if the human being is on the good or bad side of morality, assuming such a thing exists. If a human is bad on the whole then the dog is superior, if a human is good on the whole, then they are superior to the dog. I do not know how to measure if somebody is good or bad on the whole. Side: Yes
@Mack I don't think dogs are moral creatures, so the question may as well be "are stones morally superior to human beings?" Stones and dogs are morally neutral. Other mammals are very different than rocks. Yes, both are collections of molecules, though dogs have highly advanced nervous systems with brains that are clear quite intelligent (not human level, but still very aware of their surroundings, others, etc.). Do you stick to this comparison? Side: Yes
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Well. Yes and No. Their loyalty is unquestionable but they are animals. If left to their own devices they would allow their elders to die once they couldn't fend for themselves, even a rotten tooth would cause one to leave the pack to die since they couldn't eat, and any young who are less than prime would be destroyed after birth. There are great qualities to dogs that would benefit humans for sure but morally superior? I'd have to lean towards no. Side: No
They are conditioned to be that way by selectively breeding the most naturally aggressive amongst the males with the most energetic amongst the females and then raising the offspring to be aggressive by only feeding them when they bite other dogs (this is genuinely how they are conditioned) if they really make their siblings bleed, you give them a nice treat. Humans make fighter dogs what they are. Side: Yes
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