Monday, March 12, 2012

Testing the Harm Hypohesis- The Animal Kingdom

This post attempts to apply the rules of the harm hypothesis.
The three rules look quite clear when applied to any species other than people. At fist I had only eat you, but then I considered the case of the malaria mosquito and realised that the growth and reproduction cycle of a creature may make use of another creature in more complex ways. Even when applied specifically to humans, a variety of creatures from parasites to plants simply benefiting from seeds being relocated make use humans in their life cycle. Whilst benefiting from another creature does not require harming that creature, it can provide sufficient motivation to cause harm where necessary.

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