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Say if dolphins were one day proven to be as intelligent as humans. Should there be 'dolphin rights'?
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Humans are animals too. It's just that we are 'more intelligent' and have more advanced abstract reasoning than other species (abstract meaning being able to see beyond concrete existence).
If other species were proven to have such abilities, then shouldn't they have equal rights to ours?
For all you know they could be (and probably are) more intelligent than us in some sense, but being that there are different intelligences, they haven't reached the same level as us.
When they can think/speak/behave like we do, then yes give them their own dolphin constitution or whatever.
I feel so stupid talking about such stuff
if that were to be proved kap'n ...they would have my sympathy.
to be that inteligent and not have hands ...would be seriously depressing.
This dolphin talk reminds me of the Simpsons when they find out that dolphins are actually super intelligent.....then they take over the world.
I've heard that they are quite intelligent anyway, and I know they are a protected species because of that.
Intelligence in dolphins doesn't equate with a 'threat' per se.
If Bush did do that it doesn't sound terribly 'Christian' to me!
sound so stoopid too!
nah really if a parrot could demand his rights then i am sure we could give them parrot rights rights
i do like the bit about a dolphin contitution
Survival of the fittest would dictate that.
Dolphins are incredibly intelligent creatures and do bear similarities to humans. For example they're the only other animal that has sex for pleasure, they're bullies and they can do a lot of things other animals can't.
And personally I think all animals should have more rights.