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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Is a bear free?
« on: February 17, 2022, 01:41:48 PM »
With all the talk about the canadian trucker protests and the protests against American mandates, I see alot of "Fight for freedom" and "mandates are tyranny!"
And it got me thinking... What is freedom? How do we define it? Where is that line where you stop being free and start being a slave or oppressed?
Which got me to the hypothetical question: is a bear free?
The bear is a wild bear in the woods somewhere. (So no zoo animals)
Beyond that is a normal bear in the world.
Does it have freedom?
Pro:
He can shit anywhere he wants.
He's large enough that few predators will mess with him.
He can eat what he wants when he wants.
Con:
Humans hunt him.
Other bears may kill him.
Humans are constantly taking land, making your area to roam smaller or more densely populates. (ie. More bears in an area)
He is bound by biological processes like hybernation.
Lacks sentience. (Maybe)
So... Is a bear free?
And it got me thinking... What is freedom? How do we define it? Where is that line where you stop being free and start being a slave or oppressed?
Which got me to the hypothetical question: is a bear free?
The bear is a wild bear in the woods somewhere. (So no zoo animals)
Beyond that is a normal bear in the world.
Does it have freedom?
Pro:
He can shit anywhere he wants.
He's large enough that few predators will mess with him.
He can eat what he wants when he wants.
Con:
Humans hunt him.
Other bears may kill him.
Humans are constantly taking land, making your area to roam smaller or more densely populates. (ie. More bears in an area)
He is bound by biological processes like hybernation.
Lacks sentience. (Maybe)
So... Is a bear free?