XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.pets.dogs.health, misc.rural   
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   On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:38:33 -0400, dh@. wrote:   
   >On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:02:25 +0100, Derek  wrote:   
   >>On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 13:51:00 -0400, dh@. wrote:   
   >>>On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 18:54:49 +0100, Derek  wrote:   
   >>>>On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:57:15 -0400, dh@. wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>> What do you think it is?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Just like you said: appearance.   
   >>>   
   >>>    What do you think causes the dog to appear to be disappointed   
   >>   
   >>Your infantile readiness "to project what would be   
   >>*your* sentiment onto the dog":   
   >   
   >    So you believe as Goo that it is a sort of Voodoo:   
      
   No, and neither does Rudy. Only a liar like   
   yourself would make that claim, Harrison.   
      
       
    It's always a mistake to ascribe human-like   
    emotions onto non-human animals or objects.   
    Claiming dogs can feel disappointment is as   
    illogical as claiming;   
      
    1) rubber tyres *like* to be warm and dry.   
    2) roses *hate* greenfly.   
    3) flowers *love* sunlight.   
    4) moving objects *like* to keep moving.   
    5) petrol engines *hate* cold, damp weather.   
    6) dogs *hate* to be *disappointed*.   
    7) God *loves* a *repentant* heart.   *added "repentant"*   
    8) fried bread *likes* a bit of Worcester sauce.   
    9) teeth *hate* sugar   
    10) a heart *yearns*   
      
    While those claims seem to be true statements,   
    they aren't, obviously, and those who use this   
    anthropomorphism when trying to win an assertion   
    in any real debate will always lose, as you have.   
       
      
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