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c-rational

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5. Following to the religious group, I would say animals, not using the thinking mind, and akin

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat May 19, 2018, 12:02 PM

May 2018

to nature, exist in a state of unconscious oneness with the whole. This I believe explains why virtually no wild animals were killed in the tsunami disaster of 2004. Being/more in touch with totality, they sense what humans did not. No, I don't think animals wonder.

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Is the Sense of Wonder Restricted Only to Humans? [View all] MineralMan May 2018 OP

That sounds like it was a very meaningful experience. 3catwoman3 May 2018 #1

Thanks for following the post here. MineralMan May 2018 #2

I think humans have, largely forgotten, or chosen to ignore... 3catwoman3 May 2018 #3

Yes, I agree. MineralMan May 2018 #6

Thomas Nagel argues that we can never Voltaire2 May 2018 #4

I agree with Nagel, but enjoy trying to imagine that experience. MineralMan May 2018 #7

Following to the religious group, I would say animals, not using the thinking mind, and akin c-rational May 2018 #5

Perhaps, but it is very important to understand that we, too, are animals. MineralMan May 2018 #8

You are correct about humans being animals, and on second thought other animals e.g. c-rational May 2018 #9

Why do you believe that animals don't think? Voltaire2 May 2018 #10

It's a pretty common belief. MineralMan May 2018 #11

"Think" as in the human trait of compulsive rumination or incessant thought. The thinking I c-rational May 2018 #12

I think animals in general are much more conscious than we give them credit for. thucythucy May 2018 #13

Is sentience a necessary component to a sense of wonder? eom guillaumeb May 2018 #14

Depending on your definition of sentience, perhaps. MineralMan May 2018 #15

Self-awareness in dogs. MineralMan May 2018 #16