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   From: Z@z.net   
      
   In article ,   
   george@si.not says...   
   > Other species don't give any consideration to the interests of   
   > individual members of different species.   
   >   
      
   Not correct. Ants herd, 'milk' and protect aphids. It's a great   
   assumption either way if this is defined as some aspect of "giving   
   consideration" however the associated behaviors humans regard as such   
   are still proved fact so a denial that a sense of consideration is   
   present can not be arrived at logically.   
      
   Symbiotic relationships permeate many if not all forms of life. For   
   instance, no one can claim certainty that one of the hundreds of species   
   of micro-organisms living inside each human that enable humans to live   
   are not "giving consideration to the interests" of their host.   
      
   Do you have a dog?   
      
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