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Do animals think like humans?

Started by Odocoileus 1 year ago 2 Comments

Do animals have emotion, self conscientiousnesses, or other traits that we consider our own?
Or in other words, what is your opinion of anthropomorphism?

Tags: animals, anthropomorphism, humans, psychology

1.	They think like animals. Why think like a human? (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 16 votes 313 pts
2.	Yes Lioness adopts oryx. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1905363.stm Add a comment	Vote! 12 votes 240 pts
3.	They do not think and they are not self aware. if they would be, there would be a serious problem of the species soon... imagining something like th... [show more] and they are not self aware. if they would be, there would be a serious problem of the species soon... imagining something like the film RATS really happening, because why would a rat, considered one of the most intelligent animals, not try to have an eaiser life? what we consider love is an animal trade, what we consider compassion is a human trade... [show less] 4 Comments	Vote! 6 votes 117 pts
4.	They act as a human would with autism At least this is what this lady thinks. Temple Grandin , her book: "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Dec... [show more] At least this is what this lady thinks. Temple Grandin , her book: "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior" it makes sense. http://www.powells.c...80156031448-0 [show less] 1 Comment	Vote! 4 votes 78 pts
5.	Why Don't You Ask Them. . . (No description provided) 1 Comment	Vote! 4 votes 75 pts
6.	This is no longer a matter of opinion. Numerous scientific experiments have shown that animals think, plan ahead, work out problems, grieve, use tools- and at least some... [show more] Numerous scientific experiments have shown that animals think, plan ahead, work out problems, grieve, use tools- and at least some are definitely self-aware. Watch an elephant painting a picture of an elephant at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LHoyB81LnE Consider Alex the Parrot- he understood color, size, shape and knew the meanings of all the words in his vocabulary, forming his own sentences to express his needs and even his opinions. Consider crows in urban Japan who have figured out how to crack nuts on the street by letting cars run over them and then wait until the "walk" light comes on to retrieve the nutmeats. Consider the pig, now known to be at least as intelligent as a 3-year-old human. Obviously I could go on and on. [show less] 5 Comments	Vote! 3 votes 59 pts
7.	That's like asking "Do birds think like sparrows?" or "Do mammals think like bonobos?" Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 37 pts
8.	No: humans think like animals Sometimes. Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
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+3.9

Skrrrriti 1 year ago Grupies think this comment is funny!

Grupies think this comment is poorly said!

gratuitous links
http://www.animalcognition.net/home.html
http://www.springerlink.com/content/101775/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion_in_animals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cognition

Now regarding the question:
"Or in other words, what is your opinion of anthropomorphism?"
Do you mean as an artistic device? In that case, I love it!

+5.6

fangism 8 months ago

"Four legs good, two legs bad!" -- Animal Farm, George Orwell

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This topic was started by Odocoileus on July 22nd, 2007. 35 grupies have voted on one or more of the 8 answers.

Tags: animals, anthropomorphism, humans, psychology

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They think like animals. Why think like a human?

Yes

They do not think

They act as a human would with autism

Why Don't You Ask Them. . .

This is no longer a matter of opinion.

That's like asking "Do birds think like sparrows?"

No: humans think like animals

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