ohnoitsthebigcheese t1_je7n46t wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Reply to comment by Kucked4life in Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050 by Lakerlion

I would rather state it as follows: humans, in times of scarcity, prioritize themselves above others. Which is then perfectly understandable imo.

I don't believe standard human nature lacks empathy and that we learned it through civilization. On the contrary even.

GhostFish t1_je86xpj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:47 AM

The species as a mass is not intelligent. It has no empathy for others because there are no others. It does not recognize other life as valuable beyond potential as a food source.

You are marveling at the intricacy of individual cells while ignoring the ravenous beast that the cells came from.

The species can't conceive of the choice. It just feeds and facilitates entropy.

ohnoitsthebigcheese t1_je8l35a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:01 AM

Pars pro toto, but still relevant I feel. It's been demonstrated that while humans might not be born with empathy, they're still born with the ability to learn empathy...