Amphytrite
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I don't really even like hearing about it or reading about it
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Reply 21 of 36 (Originally posted on: 08-11-07 06:23:01 PM)
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Quoted from vissario:
Quoted from Zippo:
Yet that dog loved him unconditionally, and that's what made her so special. My condolences, Adam.
There is no proof that animals understand the complex emotion known as "love".
There's no proof they don't, either. Humans understand love, so there's a possibility that other animals can at least feel it.
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If anything, it is personification to apply human emotions onto animals which don't have the mental capacity to feel it. In reality, animals, especially pets, act the way they do out of simple action and reaction. If a dog is fed only after it comes to you, it will learn that being around you constantly will more likely result in food than not being around you. If a dog is physically petted and rubbed, it will associate, again, being around you with puerile physical pleasure. Both being fed and being touched are intrinsically basic pleasures for a domesticated animal and neither really indicate a type of human "love".
Maybe being fed and touched are basic pleasures, but they are still enjoyable and they are going to associate enjoyment with whomever did said petting and feeding. When I first started handling my (now) horse, I only dealt with him when I was riding him, and otherwise I had no part in his life. However, he almost always came to me rather than his owner when given the choice. That may not be love, but it's certainly dedication & it's possible that dedication is how some animals show love.
Vissario: i am here to serve
Amphy: then make me a sandwich.
Vissario: holy shit
Vissario: u just did not say that, sugaboo
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