RootsBooster Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 I always pictured you as being a rooster, I think its your name You think I'm a **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 You think I'm a **** Yes x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Forumosaurus would appear to be aptly named, this view of animals is prehistoric but then he enjoys riling folks. Refusing to believe that animals can be or are sentient is the important factor that allows us to treat them as we do, it's unlikely that they will ever be afforded rights as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Forumosaurus would appear to be aptly named, this view of animals is prehistoric but then he enjoys riling folks. Refusing to believe that animals can be or are sentient is the important factor that allows us to treat them as we do, it's unlikely that they will ever be afforded rights as such. Some vids demonstrating animal intelligence and personality, including ape sign language; A whole list of clips on the BBC showing amazing animal intelligence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 ...How different would it be if most animals had developed articulated limbs and hands, including opposable thumbs (all of a usable/practical proportion) ? Would dogs try to strangle cats? Would cats use swear gestures at each other? Would hamsters pick their noses? On a more serious note, would the use of hands, and the generations of experience with them eventually lead to an increase in animals learning, maybe leading to more species using "tools" ? Would we be less of an apex-predator? Would the entire food chain be disrupted/re-arranged? Would it alter the nature and frequency of onanaism.I would look to buy shares in glove factories and erotic fiction for squirrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fake Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Absolute nonsense I'm afraid, the great apes are clearly very intelligent, they can conceptualise, they can empathise with each other, they can even empathise with other species, they have complex social structures. They are capable of a lot more than learning when they're going to be fed, that's ridiculous. Its also nonsense about opposable thumbs as the primates also have them, its not exclusively a human trait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drone Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Only the most intelligent need hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes10 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I've always wondered why the dinosaurs were on the planet for millions of years yet never discovered fire, religion, or weapons of mass destruction, all they appeared to do is have a good time: that is- eating, fighting, and breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Often had this discussion. If they could type it could only be a positive addition to the forum. Nah, they'd too busy typing-out 'Hamlet'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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