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by lifeisstillgood 2358 days ago
yes.

Edit: Ok. This is a common argument (well apart from the "living on earth with us" bit which requires some Doctor Who levels of mind-wiping so let's discount that.

Lions see humans in the zoo, and they see the walls of theie prison. Lions definitely have had psychological problems in the worst run zoos so it is fair to say they are affected and aware.

Are they aware of the concept of zoo? Equally unlikely. And the next question is how much more intelligent is a human to a lion. the answer is not comforting to us as a species.

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I'm not sure where the corresponding boundary would be exactly, since we do seem to be on the verge of exploring other planets, but you could say that we also understand where it is we're allowed to roam - the surface of Earth. And we aren't free of psychological problems.