If I’m being completely fair and objective, not all birds eat “bird seed” and not everyone is well-informed about the diets of various types of bird. But also, at least where I live, some parks have signs that specifically say not to feed the ducks/geese at all, and I can totally understand how that might lead people to conclude that it’s not safe to feed them.
On the other hand, I’m reminded of the time that I was at an insect exhibit when one of the educators running the booth referred to “these animals” and the woman behind me asked something like “bugs is animals?” And it still leaves me perplexed that otherwise seemingly fully functional people make it to adulthood thinking that insects are not animals.
I recall in a high school biology class, a classmate asked whether atoms were alive. The teacher was kind, but perplexed. She went into detail about how cells, which we do consider to be alive, are built out of molecules (not alive), which are built from atoms (not alive), etc. I’m not sure the question asker had ever considered that cells are not the same as atoms 🤔
I’ve met a few who don’t know humans are animals. But I have met a ton who do not believe that humans are animals. They are generally far less pleasant people to deal with than the first group.
If I’m being completely fair and objective, not all birds eat “bird seed” and not everyone is well-informed about the diets of various types of bird. But also, at least where I live, some parks have signs that specifically say not to feed the ducks/geese at all, and I can totally understand how that might lead people to conclude that it’s not safe to feed them.
On the other hand, I’m reminded of the time that I was at an insect exhibit when one of the educators running the booth referred to “these animals” and the woman behind me asked something like “bugs is animals?” And it still leaves me perplexed that otherwise seemingly fully functional people make it to adulthood thinking that insects are not animals.
I recall in a high school biology class, a classmate asked whether atoms were alive. The teacher was kind, but perplexed. She went into detail about how cells, which we do consider to be alive, are built out of molecules (not alive), which are built from atoms (not alive), etc. I’m not sure the question asker had ever considered that cells are not the same as atoms 🤔
Honestly, I can see how someone would think insects and animals are different things given that we never call them animals like 99% of the time.
Plus they’re so different than say, a cat or bird or fish, it almost feels like they shouldn’t be called animals.
Of course, insects are animals, but I’ve heard people say way dumber things than that, things like, “Trump is not a pedo.”
I’ve met people who don’t know humans are animals.
I’ve met a few who don’t know humans are animals. But I have met a ton who do not believe that humans are animals. They are generally far less pleasant people to deal with than the first group.
Ok, so you say humans come from monkeys, right?
But then, who put the monkeys there in the first place, uh?
Have you ever thought of that?
/s
the birds, obviously. primates exist to drop food for birds to eat