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Best Just Ice League Hero

  • Soup Herman

    Votes: 10 58.8%
  • Bartman

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Stevie Wonder

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Adobe Flash

    Votes: 8 47.1%
  • Jupitarian

    Votes: 2 11.8%
  • Green Torch

    Votes: 4 23.5%
  • Ocean Man

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Blue Arrow

    Votes: 4 23.5%
  • The Answer

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Grey Parrot

    Votes: 2 11.8%
  • Winglady

    Votes: 2 11.8%
  • Strech Guy

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • Simon Berg

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • Enzap

    Votes: 13 76.5%
  • Bumble Bees?

    Votes: 10 58.8%
  • Yellow Skinned Wacky Man

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • Total voters
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Derpghost

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Yeah, but animals can be jerks in their survival methods, I suppose. Still not a good reason to not include humans.
 

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Humans, though, are the only animals to destroy other creatures' lives for non-survival reasons, and they cause environmental destruction for Pete's sake. More "evil" than any other member of the Animal Kingdom.
 

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Humans, though, are the only animals to destroy other creatures' lives for non-survival reasons, and they cause environmental destruction for Pete's sake. More "evil" than any other member of the Animal Kingdom.
no, I think that's a bit of an exaggeration

for instance, I've heard of dolphins killing porpoises seemingly for the lulz
 

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First I've heard of that one. Humans are responsible for the vast majority of it regardless.
 

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Humans can be the only "evil" animals since they are the only ones to have a concept of morality, and to be capable of being guided by much other than instinct/survival.
An animal cannot be said to be "evil" when that concept just doesn't exist for them, the idea of morality is a human construct dependent on human capabilities
Nature has no benchmark of right or wrong besides what allows an individual/species to survive, and that's mostly controlled by instinct.
In regards to the point just mentioned, predators don't hold back from wiping out their prey sources because of a sense of morality or even a recognition that it would hurt them, they're prevented from doing so by natural limitations and the instincts to avoid harm and overwork.
Even animals that kill needlessly don't do it out of spite or "evil" aggression, it's just what they would do if not for instincts and physical limitations holding them back normally.
 
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...Ok, when did this turn into a discussion on evil?
 

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...Ok, when did this turn into a discussion on evil?
that was the purpose of the thread from the beginning, a research project into morality judging the nature of its participants
your results will be declared shortly...
 

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In life, my goal as an informed, morally conscious individual is to avoid harm to other sentient beings as far as practically possible.

In RM, I like to torture my friends. *drops an anvil on everyone*
 

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In life, my goal as an informed, morally conscious individual is to avoid harm to other sentient beings as far as practically possible.

In RM, I like to torture my friends. *drops an anvil on everyone*
You call me your friend? You really do?
 

Qing'e

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RM is nice, a great virtual space where you can virtually do almost anything to anyone without consequences
*immolates everything slowly*
 

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Where's Derpghost? He doesn't want to miss this.
 

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he's preparing for his Family initiation
 
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