tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post1052486224042711558..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: Bats, Birds, and the Cuteness EffectScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-66421443698419650602008-05-29T09:37:00.000-05:002008-05-29T09:37:00.000-05:00It's categorical of course. You can't get an "is"...It's categorical of course. You can't get an "is" from an "ought" without some "ought"s to start with. That's why all this Darwin-led-to-Hitler nonsense is, well, nonsense.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-44575578981048878312008-05-29T01:33:00.000-05:002008-05-29T01:33:00.000-05:00Do you mean biology has no answers /yet/ to questi...Do you mean biology has no answers /yet/ to questions of morality, or was that a categorical assertion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-25246686189288746662008-05-27T22:39:00.000-05:002008-05-27T22:39:00.000-05:00Indeed. The lesson here, as in so many places, is...Indeed. The lesson here, as in so many places, is that there is no moral help in biology. It just has no answers to those questions.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-75412336677545184182008-05-27T22:15:00.000-05:002008-05-27T22:15:00.000-05:00I think your post raises a great point. Mind if I ...I think your post raises a great point. Mind if I expand on it?<BR/> Now, minks and rats are animals that are "close together". But how about if they're "far apart"? Does that make a big difference? For example: <BR/><BR/>If killing bugs that annoy us is OK, why isn't killing dogs that annoy us OK? (Perhaps we can eliminate the 'pain' factor by making the type of killing equally painful/pain-free.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-10902584053098213862008-04-10T15:32:00.000-05:002008-04-10T15:32:00.000-05:00Yes, having lived in Austin for many years, I can ...Yes, having lived in Austin for many years, I can attest to that. But sadly, Austin is an oasis of enlightened attitudes in the middle of a desert of ignorance.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-86589746017077915452008-04-10T15:21:00.000-05:002008-04-10T15:21:00.000-05:00Actually, bats are a big attraction in Austin, Tex...Actually, bats are a big attraction in Austin, Texas. They are actually popular there.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.com