Blog Catalog Discussion: Really now, are we better off than dolphins?

MarzRingo on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

MarzRingo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:41:17 -0600

"and cockroaches have it worse than republicans"

Haha ZING!!

MarzRingo on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

MarzRingo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:40:22 -0600

What makes us better than any animal? Intelligence? No, because there are plenty of animals that are more intelligent than many humans. And yet it's ok to kill or torture those animals. It's just arrogance really. If people have a right to life and liberty, then so should at least a few other species of animal, specifically apes. I'd also throw whales and dolphins in that group, too. We shouldn't have the right to harm any of those animals.

codesucker on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

codesucker — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:26:41 -0600

And also, I think the smarter the animal, the 'worse off'

So we have it worse then dolphins
dolphins have it worse than dogs
dogs have it worse than rats
rats have it worse than cockroaches
and cockroaches have it worse than republicans

codesucker on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

codesucker — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:24:37 -0600

Thats such a cute dolphin picture.. where is that from? Or maybe a better question is can I use it

sensico on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

sensico — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:08:10 -0600

Um...humans kill dolphins, so I don't want to be a dolphin, plus dolphins have to deal with sharks, and I don't want to eaten by a shark. The whole premise of this argument is ridiculous, technically ants do all the things list in the above question, so are we better off then ants, um...watching A Bugs Life I'd say no. Anyways, I think humans are alot better off then dolphins, we get to tongue kiss, dolphins cant do that S*#T!!!...at least I don't think they can :o

Friday13 on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

Friday13 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:37:42 -0600

Yeah, but they get to play all day long (even with their food, when they catch it) and don't have to work for a living.

LynneaUrania on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

LynneaUrania — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:34:45 -0600

I envy you.

LynneaUrania on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

LynneaUrania — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:34:04 -0600

I'm vegetarian, but I can't help but wondering why your dolphin channel told you this.

harmony0stars on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

harmony0stars — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:26:43 -0600

katergazomai...

why would you assume that? In terms of communication, dolphins understand us a lot more than we understand them.

harmony0stars on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

harmony0stars — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:25:22 -0600

Don't believe the hype creemos. That's PR (ie propaganda). Even if the human race were some deity's "crowning glory," there are plenty of other "fish in the sea" as the saying goes. 1) Just cause man is purported to be some ego-maniacal god's crowning glory doesn't mean that god didn't move on to bigger and better things, and 2) one god's crowning glory is another god's slag.

SweetViolet on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

SweetViolet — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:36:17 -0600

We can sleep the whole night through without having to stay half awake to watch for predators or to come up to breathe.

We can build structures to keep predators away from us.

We have fingers and an opposable thumb.

We have chocolate.

katergazomai on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

katergazomai — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:27:31 -0600

By "talk" you must mean metaphorically, don't you?

harveyavatar on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

harveyavatar — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:35:23 -0600

?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k950AaWvJPc

SailboaterRob on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

SailboaterRob — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:10:43 -0600

I get to watch and talk to the dolphins every day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9YdsjBxAAQ

acousticguitarist on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

acousticguitarist — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:00:09 -0600

the crown of creation

PICK THE ODD ONE OUT

acousticguitarist on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

acousticguitarist — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:54:06 -0600

its up to the individual

i channel dolphins, they told me "Don't eat fish and chips"

creemos on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

creemos — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:55:54 -0600

God declares that we are "His crowning glory and workmanship!"

LynneaUrania on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

LynneaUrania — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:03:28 -0600

I suspect that dolphins wonder at us stupid humans for spending all that time in front of computers when they simply swim and send their songs hundreds of miles.

LynneaUrania on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

LynneaUrania — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:02:08 -0600

So to where would we look for our "home" if it is not here?

tiggyblog on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

tiggyblog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:39 -0600

Dolphins don't have access to the internet. If they could solve that, I'll be joining them!

acousticguitarist on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

acousticguitarist — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:40:00 -0600

there are lots of planets we could go to

we originally came from 12 intergalactic races, nine gave up and never returned because they considered humanity a lost cause. Three major races kept track. Many species are now returning home, they are considered endangered, true, but their work is done.

The dolphins are very high intelligence. One of the great Hindu Avatars was a fish, but humans will generally not accept that information because humans think they are the most intelligent beings in the world/ Universe.

People are fooled because they see dolphins living in the ocean they don't consider that they are extra terrestrial.

Dumb humans, too proud

Red Pandas are smart

LynneaUrania on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

LynneaUrania — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:03 -0600

That alone would argue that dolphins have it better than we do, unless we humans also have another home planet to which we can escape. If so, I don't know what it is.

acousticguitarist on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

acousticguitarist — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:11:22 -0600

we are not. the dolphins are returning to their home planets soon.

harmony0stars on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

harmony0stars — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:44:38 -0600

Speaking as a former dolphin (in a past life), I'd rather go back to being a dolphin. They are better off emotionally/socially than humanity.

katergazomai on 'Really now, are we better off than dolphins?'

katergazomai — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:41:17 -0600

If all there is to life is living, breathing, eating, mating, and being nice to others, are we not, then, NO better off than dolphins, for do not dolphins live, eat, mate, and are nice to their kind just as much as we do?