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daba said:
My perspective is that the beast runs from innate reaction (aka instinct); not because it is aware that "death" is coming for it, but moreso to allow its species to continue. It is just like when we rush towards animals, they tend to run away; even though we are not predators.

Now the big question is do animals have a conscience? I say no. They do not know death because they lack what we possess: the cerebral cortex, the "true" processor of the mind and spirit.

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