Scientists: dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Scientists: dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'

I’m not sure what these people want of us if they say we should treat dolphins as ‘non-human’ persons. I think I’d need a little more information about dolphins. Do they vote Republican? Are they minded to be Christian (obviously, without a soul, they cannot be but I’m looking to their general philosophy)? They certainly will hunt seal cubs and eat them alive, so they are neither vegetarians nor too liberal and believe in the death sentence for most everything.

Anyhoo, intelligence is little enough reason to protect anything; many atheists claim intelligence and I see no reason to give them rights. There are homers whose stupidity is staggering and they all want ‘rights’ too.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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Nothing surprises me anymore with these scienticians and their radical atheist thugs from PETA. The foolishness they pass off as "fact" is beyond ridiculous. What does astonish me is that anyone believes them!

I recall that the Godless Swiss have given vegetables "rights."

[James Hutchins]

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All I know is I can not tell the difference between dolphin and tuna in the can. Then once you dump in a jar of mayonnaise, some mustard, celery, red, green and yellow bell peppers I deify anyone to discern the two.

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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It's funny how these scientists, who are supposed to be all smart, make the oxymoronic mistake of calling them "non-human persons". Um, if all humans are persons, and all persons are humans, how can that be? Are these scientists going to next announce a "four-sided triangle"?

But really, how smart can fish be? Just because they can get them to jump through hoops doesn't mean anything. Dogs can do that. Cats are also pretty intelligent, but I think that's because they've made a pact with the devil. Ever look at a cat? They always look like they're plotting something and up to no good.

Heck, when I was a kid, I had a pet hamster that was pretty smart. He would escape from his cage, and when I'd put up a block, he'd find another way out. Those things are pretty smart. But I'd hardly call them human! Or a "non-human person" That's just so idiotic. These are people with Ph.D's? Seriously?

I don't care what these scientists say, some stupid fish like the dolphin will never be second in intelligence. What's next? Are goldfish able to calculate Pi to 10,000 digits?

Oh these stupid scientists!

[True Disciple]

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Dolphins intelligent? Show me one example of a dolphin who attends a church, engages in prayer or accepts Jesus and I'll believe you.

[Nobar King]

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Yes, the dolphin lovers are going to be happy!

[Gabriel Reproba]

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From the article:

Dolphins have long been recognised as among the most intelligent of animals but many researchers had placed them below chimps, which some studies have found can reach the intelligence levels of three-year-old children.

Oohh! Smart as a three-year-old? Wow!
My three year old still poops in his pants. How smart is THAT?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

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Then "scientists" are wrong! I have practical experience with dolphins: http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showpost.php?p=191325
I remember on the trip out there, I left my credit card next to one of the baby dolphins; the damn thing ate it – not what you’d call smart…

[James Hutchins]

Re: Scientists: dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'

Brother Nobar, I assume this pushes nigras down another rung, doesn't it?

[Nobar King]

This should probably be read with a grain of salt:
Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'

Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.