Pets- unpopular viewpoint
First, we do not dislike dogs per se. We used to have one and several family members have really cute, friendly dogs. Now the "however" part. Wife and I feel our culture is increasingly moving toward ...
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dturm wrote:streaminhope wrote:Crowe wrote:
They have no reasoning skills, and that is why we are fully responsible for them.
Who, the kids or the dogs? :B
Here are your words. They equally apply to parenting children.
Yes indeed.
Children do have reasoning skills. They can reason that what they do is right or wrong on an emotional level and why it is right or wrong. Animals only know instinctively if they will be rewarded or punished. They do not know the *why* of that reward or punishment. If they knew the *why* then we wouldn't need animals on leashes, laws regarding safety concerning them, or animal and owner training.
You've got a really outdated concept of animal abilities regarding reasoning. Granted they are NOT human and don't reason in a human's frame of reference, but the do reason and problem solve. That does not make them human, but their abilities are far beyond what you are asserting.
Hmmm..what is your proof my beliefs about the critical thinking skills of humans is outdated? I'm waiting for my beautiful Aussie lying at the foot of my bed to design and construct a suspension bridge.
