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Uh...I don't believe Descartes wanted his ideas used to hurt animals or others.
Others used those to rationalize their evil,
as many have done in the past with other branches of thought and concept.
But he did place humans above animals,
mind above body or sense,
as did many at that time
We know more now...in animals as well as humans,
that mind does not equate to consciousness
or better stated...intellect does not equal feeling or self.
We have had this problem through the ages even to this day,
where some will state those who are intellectually challenged
are lesser in being.
The retarded many times have their rights taken from them & questioned.
Or even those even slightly less intelligent are looked down upon.
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