The Dark Side of Darwin's Legacy

Nick the Pilot said:
Immortality Lost,

You said,

"Why do you have to teach children that humans are somehow better than animals?"

--> Because we believe that humans are at a much, much higher level of spiritual evolution than animals.

"Are we supernatural beings now? Seriously, what?"

--> We are not supernatural, but we are at a much, much higher level of spiritual evolution than animals.

"So, since the kid learns that animals are inferior creatures…"

--> I would not say inferior, I would say at a lower level of spiritual evolution.

"…it's perfectly alright for him to say, kill kittens, right?"

--> No. Just because a kitten is at a lower level of spiritual evolution does not justify us killing it.

"They are but lowly beasts after all."

--> They are "lowly beasts" who are on a path to higher spiritual evolution, just as we humans are.
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In Buddhism, unless one has realized selflessness/emptiness, one will always be subjected to involuntary rebirth. Buddhism teaches that most people will end up being born as an animal, preta or hell being.

In short, humans are not necessarily on a higher level of spiritual evolution than animals. Our ego wished it, but that does not make it true.
 
"Buddhism teaches that most people will end up being born as an animal, preta or hell being."

--> Such an idea does not fit into my belief system.

"In short, humans are not necessarily on a higher level of spiritual evolution than animals."

--> This idea does not fit into my belief system either.
 
Nick the Pilot said:
"Buddhism teaches that most people will end up being born as an animal, preta or hell being."

--> Such an idea does not fit into my belief system.

"In short, humans are not necessarily on a higher level of spiritual evolution than animals."

--> This idea does not fit into my belief system either.
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That's okay. I was just showing that there are other views.
 
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