Psychology.

[Guitarmasterx7]

I would say out of a hundred people, 99 of them would be labeled as "dildo," "*****" "moron" "jackoff," or "douchebag." I really don't mind animals unless they attack me. I mean, I guess that 1% of the human race I prefer to animals, but I'd prefer the company of an animal over any dildo or jackoff any day... then again it's less that it's an animal and more that it's neutral. I don't love the dog, I don't hate the dog, the dog is just there. So it's just as well I'm completely alone. Though I guess I do like to pet my dog every once and a while.


Also am I the only person who thinks it's very interesting that humans and pets live like they do? I mean think about it. You have some animal living in your house, eating your food, shitting in your back yard and sleeping and laying about everywhere where you don't see it and trip over it when drunk. That's strange when put into perspective.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I am actually mostly the same way.
I regard animals as possessing a surreal innocence that humans can never achieve and care about them experiencing pain far more than I do humans.

I have this too but I can't seem to explain why because I'm usually such a logical person. Dead guy, meh. Dead kitten, WHY GOD WHY!?!?

OP: I sometimes feel inhuman because of how indifferent and purely logical I can be, and I love it. My long-lost drunk of a mother wanted to reunite with me and my sister and I said that I didn't want to meet her, my sister didn't understand why 'Because she was a self-absorbed, weak-miinded drunk who ruined our lives because she didn't have the capacity to take care of herself, much less children.' To which my sister replies 'But she's our mom!' To which I reply 'I don't judge someone based on whether or not I share DNA with them, I judge them as a person and nothing more.'

 

[Skeleon]

And yet of all the creatures, we seem the least regal. The most careless and destructive.

That's because, say, lions can't kill you that easily nowadays. It's not because they're nice or majestic.
They have no ethics. You (and humans overall) at least can doubt your actions and judge them, as we do on a daily basis.
A lion would simply kill you. If that's supposed to be regality, I don't want it.

We hold on to our competitive and destructive nature when we don't need to.

Well, we are still very much like apes, who also fight wars.
It's something we'll have to get past. It's not that regress would be the way forward.

Glorification of animals is weird to me.
They have no self-reflection whatsoever.
Why would you take them as a moral role model (unless you're a sociopath)?

 

[RavingPenguin]

You dont get out much do you? More often than not people are nice. Nicer than almost every cat I've met. I think what many people in this thread need are 1) a good set of freinds and 2)a significant other of some sort. Seriously, you really start to re-evaluate the human race once someone you love comes into account.

 

[metacree]

Your not competing with cats for food/money/mates.

I am... that damn cat.....

 

[Skeleon]

Also am I the only person who thinks it's very interesting that humans and pets live like they do? I mean think about it. You have some animal living in your house, eating your food, shitting in your back yard and sleeping and laying about everywhere where you don't see it and trip over it when drunk. That's strange when put into perspective.

It's because of our past. Dogs (and other household animals) were very important to us because of the services they provided (for protection, hunt or - with other animals - warning, sustenance, clothing and whatnot).
I don't think it's that strange if you look at the context.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I am actually mostly the same way.
I regard animals as possessing a surreal innocence that humans can never achieve and care about them experiencing pain far more than I do humans.

I have this too but I can't seem to explain why because I'm usually such a logical person. Dead guy, meh. Dead kitten, WHY GOD WHY!?!?

OP: I sometimes feel inhuman because of how indifferent and purely logical I can be, and I love it. My long-lost drunk of a mother wanted to reunite with me and my sister and I said that I didn't want to meet her, my sister didn't understand why 'Because she was a self-absorbed, weak-miinded drunk who ruined our lives because she didn't have the capacity to take care of herself, much less children.' To which my sister replies 'But she's our mom!' To which I reply 'I don't judge someone based on whether or not I share DNA with them, I judge them as a person and nothing more.'

A purely logical move and it sounds like a good decision.

Even though it was strange growing up without a real mom I felt no attachment to my real mother, I'm lucky I was taken away from that woman or I would've grown up to be a messed-up kid.

 

[Lord George]

People and humanity are brilliant and wonderful. You'll probably see that once you get over the age of 21/get out more or actually take the time to get to know people before acting all high, mighty and superior over them.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

You do realise that the cats have spent many years of eviloution training us to feel that way about us instead of towards our species...

 

[Valiance]

Unfortunately, modern society has allowed a lot of people who might not use their gift of life the best to live.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080830210012AAVwuqy

I think the OP would enjoy this.

I share your feelings to a point. I obviously don't think all humans are terrible, else I would probably be slaughtering them.

 

[Jedamethis]

I don't like anything dying...
And most of the human race is awesome, after all.....I have yet to meet 3 people I don't like on the internet or real life

 

[The Hairminator]

OP sounds like me, ever since I started browsing 4chan [read: /b/].
The fact that he hates people, loves cats and doesn't care about gore hints that he does it aswell.

 

[Pegghead]

Well look, I've said this before on the escapist, in this life unless you want to die a lonely, bitter old person you've got to learn to take the good with the bad. Sure you can just blurt out something like all people are shit, and admittedly some people are shit (Believe me I experience this firsthand almost everyday) but hey, look at some people in this world, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da-vinci, Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, ME (jk)! Were those people shit. Though I think it's only right people should care about animals like you do, that's not abnormal, I love animals. I hate hunting, I don't enjoy the sight of stuffed or mounted animals and I interfere if someone starts acting like an asshole to an innocent little animal. But no offense, with some of the things you the OP mentioned, I don't really see myself ever getting on well with a person such as yourself...Sadist

 

[AVATAR_RAGE]

humanity sucks, everone is focused on thier own thing and distances themselves from each other, however hating each other is not the way forward to change this sorry state of a wrold we live in we must spear unity and love throughout the world (sounds realy gay but hatred and mistrust is getting us nowhere)

 

[Cargando]

I feel just the same.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

It's within Human Nature to be an asshole. There are a few gems, granted, but they are severely outweighed by the number of terrible people there are. I consider myself neutral.

 

[grimsprice]

I think you're after forgetting we are actually animals and animals do hold onto their nature regardless of their habitat.

They have no ethics. You (and humans overall) at least can doubt your actions and judge them, as we do on a daily basis.

Glorification of animals is weird to me.
They have no self-reflection whatsoever.
Why would you take them as a moral role model (unless you're a sociopath)?

You both are sort of missing my point. Animals do what they have to do because they actually have to. We finally have the ability to judge our actions, and do the peaceful and less destructive thing. But we haven't gotten past our instincts yet. We still act like animals act, but now we do it just because we can. Its that that makes us monsters. And overall contemptible.

 

[Spacelord]

What does this have to do with psychology?

 

[ma55ter_fett]

I hate my species. I don't have enough fingers to count the number of people i would honestly throttle to death if i knew i could get away with it. And yet i'm generally very passive and calm. And i cannot abide people being mean to animals. In fact, i think i love the feline species more than my own. Is it strange that i am so disconnected from my emotions when it comes to humans and yet so deeply respectful of the right of other creatures to live. (I would be a vegetarian if i didn't like the taste of chicken so much.)

Am i loosing my marbles? (don't answer that)
Should i be locked away in an asylum? (don't answer that)
Are you the same way or not? (you can answer this one)

Edit: I got the chance to watch soldiers being beheaded on youtube before it was removed. And yet i didn't care. But the zippocat pictures (though some of you might remember me joking about them) actually shook me up a lot more. just one example of what i'm talking about.

Edit: oh yea, and my avatar in no way signifies emo-ness. Its a satire on being emo. Because i always do the pinky violin thing. Just saying.

I love my cat too. Glad to know there are other cat lovers out there. =)

 

[ma55ter_fett]

Unfortunately, modern society has allowed a lot of people who might not use their gift of life the best to live.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080830210012AAVwuqy

I think the OP would enjoy this.

I share your feelings to a point. I obviously don't think all humans are terrible, else I would probably be slaughtering them.

That is one of the most fucked up question and answer sessions I have ever read.