They understand it the same way we do.
if you could point me to the animal cognitive-behaviorist paper that supports this claim, is be happy to read it
I think you are making that up
They understand it the same way we do. Just because we created stories and religion around it doesnt mean we experience it any different. They understand, just like we do, pain is bad and food and water are good. Just because we can write papers about the subject doesnt make the feeling different.
hans@feddit.org 1 week ago
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Elephants mourn their dead family members. Is that a bad example?
hans@feddit.org 1 week ago
this is not proof that they understand that they, themselves, might die.
baconsunday@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Here ya go. Since you can’t research or discover things on your own. Rather you just parade through the comments of this post looking for anyone to show you peer reviewed papers of animals who are studied understanding death.
…washington.edu/…/0d98a4dc-1084-480a-9b66-dc2b994…
hans@feddit.org 1 week ago
I think you misread “mortality” as “morality”
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Not wanting to die/wanting to stay alive is proof animals understand mortality. Its the same impulses that keep humans alive as well.
hans@feddit.org 1 week ago
how do you know what they want?
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Because they do what they want. You can see it.
hans@feddit.org 1 week ago
two different things
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
How so? Its the same thing I just said it two ways.