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2011-01-07, 20:52 | Link #11163 |
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Why the need to classify a dolphin as a person?
Are we (people) no longer animals? Of course not. We're not only still animals, but we're still apes! So dolphins should just be dolphins. That doesn't make them less intelligent, nor does it make it okay for humans to slaughter them for no apparent reason (like any other animal).
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2011-01-07, 21:29 | Link #11164 | |
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People include things like elves and hobbits and the like. The article is basically putting dolphins on the same level as merfolk (except real). It's an issue on sentience basically.
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2011-01-07, 21:30 | Link #11165 | |
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2011-01-07, 21:55 | Link #11166 | |
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Now we just need to engineer dolphins with hands and give them sticks.
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2011-01-08, 06:14 | Link #11167 |
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Canadian sentenced for perjury in Air India bombing
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...7065HG20110107 After all those years...
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2011-01-08, 06:21 | Link #11168 | |
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So, what do we do about that gang rape they indulge in? Do we, like, hand them prison sentence in marine lands or something? (After releasing the innocent ones, of course.) |
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2011-01-08, 10:10 | Link #11170 | |
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Also, this certainly does not come as a surprise to me. The kind of cooperation dolphins use when hunting is simply astounding, and definitely seems to require complex thinking and communication to pull off. I remember watching a documentary on Orcas, and how they lined up together in perfect timing to 'create' a wave that would push a sea lion off of the ice and into the water where they could eat him. That's just not possible to do without some kind of language. Here's an article talking about the orca hunting method I just mentioned above : Orca hunting article |
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2011-01-08, 13:53 | Link #11171 |
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USA Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in the head by armed gunman during a speech in front of Northern Tuscon Safeway. Confirmed 5 other people wounded by same gunman. Gunman was tackled by several speech-goers and Giffords' condition is unknown. Information gathered by way of television MSNBC.
I swear to god, Right to Bear Arms is such a stupid right.
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2011-01-08, 14:00 | Link #11173 | |
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2011-01-08, 14:07 | Link #11174 |
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head and killed outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764...hot-in-arizona |
2011-01-08, 14:12 | Link #11175 | |
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Not necessarily. Tuscon is one of the more liberal areas, but it's been going further to the right since I've been out here. She had a very tough reelection campaign and only won by a slim margin.
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Edit: Fox is reporting she's dead as well now.
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2011-01-08, 14:14 | Link #11176 |
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Geez, this weekend has certainly gotten off to an insane start.
First the Congresswoman, now this: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...zJTXgwRyIEOP0L
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2011-01-08, 14:25 | Link #11179 |
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I just did a little checking on Gabrielle Giffords.
She was a strong supporter of securing the AZ border and stopping the flow of illegal aliens into this country. http://www.giffordsforcongress.com/2...99s-latest-ad/ I think before anyone starts pointing fingers at the culprits we'd better wait and see who this shooter is.
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