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Link: http://www.nature.com/ne...-other-from-cages-1.9603Excerpt: Quote:
Rats, often anthropomorphized as greedy and selfish, may not be the callous, cartoon villains they are sometimes made out to be. A paper published today in Science demonstrates that the rodents will liberate trapped cage-mates — even when they have nothing to gain1.
There is a growing body of research showing that animals respond to the emotions of others. But it wasn't certain whether rats could suppress their own distress in order to aid another rat.
Well, while I'm personally surprised that studies are even needed to show that "animals respond to the emotions of others", when I thought it should be blatantly obvious to any carefully observant thinkers, I guess it is necessary in today's crazy, materialistic western society in general. Thoughts?  “The dao that can be expressed is not the eternal Dao.”
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“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
~ Carl Jung
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Somebody should do LD50 tests with animal researchers. Not me, as I treasure my karma, but they deserve it. Maybe some alien gods? Pretty please? Let them taste their own medicine.
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Quote:Well, while I'm personally surprised that studies are even needed to show that "animals respond to the emotions of others", You shouldn't be surprised. While simple observation of animal behavior will show communication and various subtle interaction, im pretty sure the majority of people don't consider them to have much if any cognitive ability. It's unfortunate and small minded, yes, maybe studies like this could change those perceptions? Sine experientia nihil sufficienter sciri potest -Roger Bacon
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null24 wrote:
It's unfortunate and small minded, yes, maybe studies like this could change those perceptions?
That's what I meant by it being necessary... and maybe not just in western society, but all human societies as a whole. “The dao that can be expressed is not the eternal Dao.”
~ Lǎozǐ
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
~ Carl Jung
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Ufostrahlen wrote:
Somebody should do LD50 tests with animal researchers. Not me, as I treasure my karma, but they deserve it. Maybe some alien gods? Pretty please? Let them taste their own medicine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esi9RUWWtks“The dao that can be expressed is not the eternal Dao.”
~ Lǎozǐ
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
~ Carl Jung
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