Wow, dogs might have emotions? What will they think of next? I suppose they'll do MRIs on autistic people to demonstrate the possibility that they have feelings too. There's got to be a Nobel in that. Mind you, where will it all end? First dogs, then maybe mice will feel things too, and we'll be in right pickle.
On Friday, November 1, 2013 1:00:25 PM UTC+11, Liz R wrote: > > Groan! -- "The prospect of ferreting out animal emotions scares many > scientists." > > "M.R.I.’s are conducted in loud, confined spaces." -- Jeez, I do NOT > expect to see the N.Y. Times misusing apostrophes! > > "The ability to experience positive emotions, like love and attachment, > would mean that dogs have a level of sentience comparable to that of a > human child. And this ability suggests a rethinking of how we treat dogs." > -- Really? Is anyone in doubt that dogs can experience love and attachment? > As you said, doesn't seem like news to me, either. > > > > > On 1 November 2013 13:57, meekerdb <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> On 10/31/2013 5:33 PM, >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/opinion/sunday/dogs-are-people-too.html?pagewanted=1 >> >> >> Doesn't seem like news to me. More like "Dog bites man." >> >> Brent >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
