Are Animals Sentient?

[nicegirlsarenice]

Yes they're sentient, they're as sentient as you and I are. We are all animals anyway.

In some ways I think animals are very better at judging people in the right way. They have a great sense of a good and bad person. They respond to kindess to with a great deal of kindess back.

My dog used to always like my sister and mom better than me no matter what I did, and I never could figure out why. That could explain it.

[benin]

Yes they're sentient, they're as sentient as you and I are. We are all animals anyway.



My dog used to always like my sister and mom better than me no matter what I did, and I never could figure out why. That could explain it.

lucy and your dog have a lot in common

[nicegirlsarenice]

[/COLOR][/B] lucy and your dog have a lot in common

I think a lot of differences as well.... I wanted him to like me and I would never let Lucy lick my face.

[Lucy Chambers]

I think a lot of differences as well.... I wanted him to like me and I would never let Lucy lick my face.

Quite. Nor would I let you lick my shoe. Although thats all your fit for

[Doozer]

Animals dont really think they react and as same said they can be conditioned to react a certain way by positive/negative reinforcements.

[nicegirlsarenice]

Animals dont really think they react and as same said they can be conditioned to react a certain way by positive/negative reinforcements.

*sigh*

You are wrong. Other animals think, plan and respond.

Positive/negative reinforcements? Humans also react that way. You punish them for something and they won't be likely to do it again.

Many humans sell their souls for money. That is positive/negative reinforcement, the same with prison, the same with being beaten up. These ideas you make up about why humans are "superior" are based on prejudices and misconceptions that boil down to "oh, well obviously the animal is only doing/thinking something stupid while humans are so much greater".

For example let's say you had a slave in your house. And you fed the slave when he/she did things you liked and hit him/her when he/she didn't, with no hope of getting out of the situation or fear of it. Would you not expect the slave to do things that you wanted then? Of course you would. Of course you would.

You're falling into the "blaming the victim" trap.

[Doozer]

*sigh*

You are wrong. Other animals think, plan and respond.

Positive/negative reinforcements? Humans also react that way. You punish them for something and they won't be likely to do it again.

Many humans sell their souls for money. That is positive/negative reinforcement, the same with prison, the same with being beaten up. These ideas you make up about why humans are "superior" are based on prejudices and misconceptions that boil down to "oh, well obviously the animal is only doing/thinking something stupid while humans are so much greater".

For example let's say you had a slave in your house. And you fed the slave when he/she did things you liked and hit him/her when he/she didn't, with no hope of getting out of the situation or fear of it. Would you not expect the slave to do things that you wanted then? Of course you would. Of course you would.

You're falling into the "blaming the victim" trap.

Yes NGAN I know it works on humans.
Now why do you think that animals have the capacity to form ideas and ineffect start thinking.
Human beings have this ability because of the superior abilities of their brains which animals do not posses.
Even the mechanisms that occur for thinking to take place is a very complicated system that can only be found in humas themselves

Now NGAN your turn
Convience me

[samlad]

Yes they're sentient, they're as sentient as you and I are. We are all animals anyway.



My dog used to always like my sister and mom better than me no matter what I did, and I never could figure out why. That could explain it.

My old dog used to only shag MY leg! Perhaps I should have stopped giving him Scooby-Snacks! LOL!