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Borders (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago by [M] to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

But it stays an Argument purly on Nature. And someone still needs to explain to me why nature automatically means better.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    These are processes that'll just happen organically and those usually have the least upkeep. If something is made artificially it needs to be artificially maintained. I'll be honest, I am personally against borders, I greatly enjoy open borders in the EU but the fact that borders form naturally is a process we'd be aware of. Just like wealth accumulation in capitalism, its a natural conclusion that'd take measures to avoid.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Our entire world couldn't be more far away from what nature once was. And there are just so many "artificial" things that have proven to be better than nature. What I'm saying is that just saying that something is natural really does mean nothing. I can be both, good or bad. It's not like I'm denying nature. Because you said that I need to be aware of it.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Why are some things that some animals do used as a justification for humans to do the same, while other animals doing something else isn't?

    For example, Wikipedia says this about the topic:

    Territoriality is only shown by a minority of species. More commonly, an individual or a group of animals occupies an area that it habitually uses but does not necessarily defend; this is called its home range. The home ranges of different groups of animals often overlap, and in these overlap areas the groups tend to avoid each other rather than seeking to confront and expel each other.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_(animal)

    It is natural to not have borders, and only a few species do.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Also, I'd like to know why one animal doing one thing is used to justify human behaviour as "natural" while another animal doing something else is not. (Or even the same animal doing something else is not.)

    There are tons of non-territorial animals, for example.

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