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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [QB] Daniel: [QUOTE]I just wish people would realize it isn't love so much as dependence, like you say...I don't believe animals are capable of love in the same way humans are. Cuz they're not humans.[/QUOTE]Um, you're not capable of elephant love, either. And not just because you lack an erection you could part your hair with (unlike yours truly). All the provable qualities in love that humans have exist among animals too. The qualities of love we claim are unique to us are subjective and undefinable. To turn it completely around, the love a child has towards a parent can be just as transparent "dependence" affection as that from a pet. A child could be just as "loving" towards a distant grandparent or kind total stranger who provided the same roof, food, bed and hugs as "mommy", especially if mommy and daddy were frigid assholes. Regarding dependence, many animals can still be loyal to a person despite doing their own hunting or foraging, because of social bonding. To the point of self-sacrifice, if necessary. In short, don't waste too much energy telling people to look their gift horses/kitties/puppies in the mouth. People realize it's not love they get from animals, but animals (even snakes) know about mutual gratification, and that's what counts. I know it can be irritating to see people waste a minor fortune on pulling out some prize animal stuck in a mine, and yet not waste a penny on a village being decimated by smog nextdoor, but that's just how we work. We are taught from birth to respond to symbols (and billboards). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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