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Author Topic:   Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings?
Phage0070
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Message 68 of 373 (595325)
12-08-2010 2:37 AM
Reply to: Message 60 by Straggler
12-07-2010 4:38 PM


Re: It's All Relative
Straggler writes:
If you have any examples of animals exhibiting behaviour that could suggest belief in supernatural beings using whatever definition of "supernatural" you think is reasonable then I would love to hear them.
Well, I don't have any. Using the definition of supernatural as being "of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal" it would seem to require a level of doublethink that I have seen no reason to expect animals are capable of attaining. In fact I suspect that sufficiently primitive human cultures would lack such a concept.

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Phage0070
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Message 71 of 373 (595392)
12-08-2010 10:35 AM
Reply to: Message 69 by Straggler
12-08-2010 8:45 AM


Re: It's All Relative
Straggler writes:
If you cannot find any examples that meet even that widest of criteria then I have to ask why you bothered to contribute to this thread at all?
Aside from taking the opportunity to be complete pedantic arse about definitions that is.
You asked a question and I answered in the negative. It seems you may be suffering from some pretty serious bias if you refuse to define any terms but want to go have a cry when someone doesn't agree with you.
But then you take an opportunity to complain about my attempts to wring a cohesive topic of discussion out of this thread. So how about you take your arrogant prick of an attitude and shove it straight up the greasy sphincter that passes for your mouth.
It would really improve the thread.

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