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Re: Question for the Conservatives out there
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:48:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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“Research Finds Dogs Understand Language”
I didn’t need research to have figured this out. My dog brings the right toy
when I ask for it (tug-of-war, squeeky, ball), and will go look for them
where I tell him (upstairs, downstairs). While the bird chimes in “get the
ball” once he hears the ball being bounced. And it was gotten to the point
that I can’t even spell w-a-l-k out loud without the dog jumping up and down
excitedly. The Far Side cartoon got it wrong. ;-)
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I practically worshipped Gary Larson, but I digress;-)
Okay, I admit that some animals can learn some things. Perhaps this debate
should have begun at the topic of sentiency. Can we not agree that, while
being mammels, we are vastly different intellectually than other mammels?
JOHN
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| (...) For the most part, yes, but at the same time, less so than we thought. For a very few species, I start to suspect that David Brin is right about "uplift" being just around the corner. I'm kind of amazed that scientists have dragged their heels (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Yup, that's always been a good one. :-) But as if on cue to back me up: (URL) "Research Finds Dogs Understand Language" I didn't need research to have figured this out. My dog brings the right toy when I ask for it (tug-of-war, squeeky, ball), (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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