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jsmirman

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17. Thanks, Johnny Rico, for clearing up that inscrutable mystery

Reply to Johnny Rico (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:55 PM

Apr 2012

Still, when the film comes out, I'd love for you to watch it and report back about your approval/disapproval of the various industrial practices it covers.

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A bill of rights for dolphins: They're so smart we must treat them as 'non human persons' [View all] G_j Apr 2012 OP

Dolphins are clearly superior to humans in just about every respect coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #1

Actually, dolphins are kind of vicious RZM Apr 2012 #5

Well, I didn't say dolphins were perfect :) Seriously, though, can coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #20

An oxymoron. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #2

the two words are philosophically distinct Bruce Wayne Apr 2012 #16

Yes there is, at least under law. eom TransitJohn Apr 2012 #19

Consider the source. janx Apr 2012 #27

says who? nt G_j Apr 2012 #28

All nonhuman persons reading this please raise your paw, tentacle, flipper or other appendage. nt lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #29

They tried to warn us... wandy Apr 2012 #3

My very first thought. Thank you. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #10

This common sense and progressive proclomation will certainly upset the LanternWaste Apr 2012 #4

Infinitely more persons than legal constructs to avoid personal responsibility TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #6

They live in water now but they're descended from land mammals; Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #7

so if a dolphin kills a human, can we charge him with murder? provis99 Apr 2012 #8

I'd put them far behind Corporations in that line jsmirman Apr 2012 #13

To what purpose? (Note: I totally avoided the pun) We just kill them with impunity now. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #24

so we can continue to treat cod, pollock and other lower forms of the sea as our personal quinnox Apr 2012 #9

Assuming that we survive long enough to become intelligent ourselves, I suspect Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #11

Ha-ha. Your droll wit is reminiscent of Mark Twain and quite a propos. Thanks - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #21

That may well be the greatest on-line compliment ever paid me Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #22

No. strike that. It is without doubt the greatest. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #23

+1000 G_j Apr 2012 #25

There's a very interesting film called "Speciesism" jsmirman Apr 2012 #12

I will freely admit to being a speciest. Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #14

Thanks, Johnny Rico, for clearing up that inscrutable mystery jsmirman Apr 2012 #17

K&R varelse Apr 2012 #15

K & R L0oniX Apr 2012 #18

Sounds like Brin's "Uplift" series. myrna minx Apr 2012 #26

" animals’ life and culture. " Culture? cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #30

So rights are determined based on intelligence? hughee99 Apr 2012 #31