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Why are humans the only species on the planet capable of commiting
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Why are humans the only species on the planet capable of commiting suicide?
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>>8016711
Because it requries a high IQ to become nihilistic and apathetic.
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>>8016711
define suicide
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>>8016711
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_suicide
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>>8016741
>scientists cherry picking just to prove humans are not special
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>>8016725
Then why don't bears commit suicide you autistic cunt?
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They are capable of planning to begin with.
I'm not quite sure but wouldn't mountain goats do so as well?
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>>8016711
Dolphins can kill themselves as well.

Unlike us, cetaceans aren't able to breath unconciously. So, if stressed enough (like when they are beached and a fuckton of people go near them) ,they simply refuse to breathe until they die.
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>>8016745
>humans cherry picking to prove scientists wrong
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Don't lemmings just straight up walk off of cliffs?
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>>8016741
>When threatened by a ladybug, the pea aphid will explode itself, protecting other aphids and sometimes killing the ladybug.[2]

Wat?

>>8016745
Life is a sequence of cherry picked events.
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>>8016910
No that doesnt happen. Fucking disney
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>>8016910
lol No that was Disney fabrication for sensationalism. We have the internet, use it.
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>>8016745
>>8016882
>cherry picking
>naming a logical fallacy in a context where that logical fallacy isn't a fallacy but is actually logical
I *SERIOUSLY* hope you guys don't ever do this.
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