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Can animals have morals?

Humans are animals. Some humans have morals. Therefore yes, animals can have morals.

Stoic Teacher
2 min readJun 6, 2022
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* I’d like to think that a loyal dog would have a certain understanding of morality because of how it protects its’ owner. 🤔

* I’ve seen animals saving people lives, so probably yes, but I can’t ask them

* If it is moral for a bee to gather honey, then yes, animals have morals in a sense that they do what their tribe needs to thrive.

* No, morality is a man-made concept. Animals are concerned with survival, and humans are concerned with morals. Animals cannot grasp the concepts of our morals.

* Humans are animals. Some humans have morals. Therefore yes, animals can have morals.

* Salutations, Stoic Teacher , may God guard You ! Any human baby can…

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