So, I overheard a statement (made by someone anonymous) try to console a little girl who was afraid of ants. This person said "You're only afraid of them because you haven't killed one yet. Once you do that you won't be afraid of them anymore."
This got me thinking. I know they were just talking about ants, but at what point do we decide that something is insignificant enough to kill just so we won't be afraid? There are so many directions my mind went in at hearing this statement that I'm overloaded and can't remember most of them. Where do we get off being humans and thinking that just because we're bigger we can do as we please?
Also, at what point do we decide something is sentient? Just because we can't communicate with something the way we want or are used to doesn't mean it isn't sentient or can't communicate. The places I could go with this....
Correction: "Trying to console...."
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