• PaulWall [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    it is factual that humans have superior capacity than the rest of the animals on the planet, it is not factual that white people have superior capacity than brown people.

    • the_river_cass [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      much more important than the factual weakness of a statement like that is why you're so attached to the notion of superiority (whatever that actually means) in the first place.

      • PaulWall [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        it superiority of our technology and capacities to make technology. the concept of superiority isn’t bad in itself. communism is superior to capitalism no?

        • the_river_cass [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          do you see the difference between a comparison of two economic systems - technologies we choose to employ - and the inherent superiority of one kind of life over another?

          • PaulWall [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            i said we possess superior capabilities and as su it is our responsibility to protect the planet as it’s so to speak vanguard species. not that absurd given no one is expecting dolphins to solve climate change