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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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One of the biggest problem of humanity is that We are Animals pretending not to be Animals (self.showerthoughts)
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And what are we pretending to be?

"Humans".

And what are Humans?

"Not animals, that's for sure!"

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

We still have this notion and hubris that we're above animals, and animals are below us who are alright being stepped on and abused. I noticed that in a lot of cultures, their insults and profanities is being compared to an animal (in Europe, the profanities seem to be generally sexual).

Also, for the religious, admitting we're animals is definitely an insult and denial of biblical teachings that god created humans. When Charles Darwin's theory of evolution first became a mainstream sensation, some cartoonists drew him as a monkey. I debated with a religious before who believes in conspiracy theories. After pointing out about evolution, I was called a monkey. I wasn't even insulted though because, yes, that is basically what I'm trying to say. But technically I'm not a monkey, I'm an ape. Humans are apes. The monkeys are our cousins. Religious folks don't like to admit we're animals because it contradicts their beliefs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

To be fair, if I took my cats values and morals there would be a bloodbath.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Religious folks don’t like to admit we’re animals because it contradicts their beliefs.

Their religion is based on the idea that we're special somehow. It allows their followers to feel better than the 'lesser' animals, and the 'lesser' races/cultures. They teach that we're the chosen ones with our tools, and language, and emotion, and thoughts.

The fact that we're all equal, and that other animals have all of those qualities is a threat to their power.