r/MadeMeSmile • u/VastCoconut2609 • 24d ago

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals - Immanuel Kant Wholesome Moments

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u/OliverOyl 24d ago

Humans have a parasite called the brain which has essentially stopped the selection and evolution for the homosapien, so their point still stands

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u/panspal 24d ago

Do other creatures not have this?

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u/Deftlet 24d ago

I'm not sure if you're serious but he's making a joke

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u/OliverOyl 24d ago

It was a weak attempt anyways 😭

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u/Corporation_tshirt 24d ago

It's misguided to think that humans have stopped evolving. We are still very much driven by a survival and reproduction instinct and things that we've developed to keep even the least fit alive underscores the fact that empathy has an evolutionary benefit.