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Originally Posted by idi banashapan
Yes, I think so. Other animals may be aware of death, but I'm not convinced as of yet that they contemplate their own mortality. Seems like a sound theory to me.
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But then no animal I'm aware of wants to be killed and eaten.
The instinct of every animal, I think, is to survive.
They know they cannot do that if they're dead. So they try to avoid lions and sharks. Therefore they are aware that they are alive, and if they are eaten they are dead.
So wouldn't that suggest they are aware of their mortality?