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Have we come to the point of calling another person's opinion "garbage"?
That is really sad.
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> From: bunny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Animals do have souls not just instincts
> Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 4:54 PM
>
> >>However, Clinton is not a great example of human genius! What I was
saying
> about our brains - Other animals behave on instinct we have the power to
> reason - therefore, we can reason away horrorable things - doesn't it
make
> them right -
>
> ++This is garbage. If you read the writings of the lady who lived with
the
> great apes or read some of the reports of phsychological "experiments"
done
> to monkeys
> and physical experiments in which dogs have been forced to participate,
you
> will see that the actions of animals are NOT instinct but they suffer
> depression as we do and happiness as we do and show behaviour that
indicates
> the ability to reason. Mother monkeys who have had their babies removed
as
> part of an experiment and placed on the other side of a perspex sheet
exhibit
> not just physical grief but show depression and anxiety just as we do
(that
> is why the phsychologists use these animals - because they are much like
us).
> I have been carefully studying rabbits for some time and if you had put
time
> into studying these creatures as I have you would know that they behave
in a
> manner that goes beyond instinct. Your attitude is unacceptable to myself
> and may others. In your writings, religious dogma rears its ugly head
again.
>
> I remember a story of an Englishman who asked that his dog be buried next
to
> him (he was a Lord so and so)and several years after he died the dog
died.
> The dog had been his faithful companion for years.Following his wishes,
the
> dog was buried next to him but when the bishop who allowed this to occur
was
> replaced by another, the second bishop heard the tale and demanded that
the
> dog be dug up and removed to another place for burial.The villagers whose
> job it was to do this deed pretended to dig up the dog and buried another
> dead animal in a nearby grave to satisfy the new bishop who then let the
> matter drop. The mind set of the Christian dogmatics who say that animals
do
> not have souls has persevered for generations. Obviously you have
swallowed
> their diatribe, hook, line and sinker.
>
> Marguerite
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial"><br><br>Have we come to the point of =
calling another person's opinion "garbage"? That is really =
sad. <br><br><br>----------<br>> From: bunny <<font =
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color=3D"#000000">><br>> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT =
<<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</u><font =
color=3D"#000000">><br>> Subject: Animals do have souls not just =
instincts<br>> Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 4:54 PM<br>> =
<br>> >>However, Clinton is not a great example of human =
genius! What I was saying<br>> about our brains - Other animals =
behave on instinct we have the power to<br>> reason - therefore, we =
can reason away horrorable things - doesn't it make<br>> them right - =
<br>> <br>> ++This is garbage. If you read the writings of the =
lady who lived with the<br>> great apes or read some of the reports =
of phsychological "experiments" done<br>> to =
monkeys<br>> and physical experiments in which dogs have been forced =
to participate, you<br>> will see that the actions of animals are NOT =
instinct but they suffer<br>> depression as we do and happiness as we =
do and show behaviour that indicates<br>> the ability to reason. =
Mother monkeys who have had their babies removed as<br>> part of an =
experiment and placed on the other side of a perspex sheet exhibit =
<br>> not just physical grief but show depression and anxiety just as =
we do (that<br>> is why the phsychologists use these animals - =
because they are much like us).<br>> I have been carefully studying =
rabbits for some time and if you had put time<br>> into studying =
these creatures as I have you would know that they behave in a<br>> =
manner that goes beyond instinct. Your attitude is unacceptable to =
myself<br>> and may others. In your writings, religious dogma rears =
its ugly head again. <br>> <br>> I remember a story of an =
Englishman who asked that his dog be buried next to<br>> him (he was =
a Lord so and so)and several years after he died the dog died.<br>> =
The dog had been his faithful companion for years.Following his wishes, =
the<br>> dog was buried next to him but when the bishop who allowed =
this to occur was<br>> replaced by another, the second bishop heard =
the tale and demanded that the<br>> dog be dug up and removed to =
another place for burial.The villagers whose<br>> job it was to do =
this deed pretended to dig up the dog and buried another<br>> dead =
animal in a nearby grave to satisfy the new bishop who then let =
the<br>> matter drop. The mind set of the Christian dogmatics who say =
that animals do<br>> not have souls has persevered for generations. =
Obviously you have swallowed<br>> their diatribe, hook, line and =
sinker. <br>> <br>> Marguerite<br>> =
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