The difference between...

Mescalito · 08-23-2011, 02:52 AM

humans and animals.. is surely all about our level of communication through language and art.. and the system through which it is passed down in. Look at feral children for example. Do you agree?

M

**SageTree** · 08-23-2011, 06:42 AM

Aldous Huxley said in the 'Doors of Perception' that talking, even though it's useful, could very well be limiting to our consciousness.

The Rev · 08-23-2011, 07:34 AM

Humans ARE animals. We just happen to be a species of ape that likes porn a lot.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 08-23-2011, 07:58 AM

Tru dat on both counts Rev

Cerpin Taxt · 08-23-2011, 07:58 AM

Animals are below thought, and thus, are always present. Humans are above thought, and yet we are almost constantly thinking to the point where we believe we are our thoughts... with the thoughts themselves usually reflecting some past or future moment, taking us away from the present.

We can get below thought just like animals, but that takes a hefty sum of alcohol

adventure · 08-23-2011, 09:11 AM

with that theory don't you dismiss the fact animals plan for the future, gather food, build shelter, care for their young?

**SageTree** · 08-23-2011, 09:14 AM

I suppose the question is 'why?' do they do that stuff?

**Mafoo** · 08-23-2011, 12:09 PM

i think humans have access to a "higher mind". meaning we can appreciate beautiful works of art and the like. we are able to express a full range of emotions.

thats what animals are lacking, imo. even sofisticated animals like dolphins or primates dont make their living spaces "beautiful". humans have a desire to appeal to aesthetic senses.

Roach · 08-23-2011, 12:15 PM

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i think humans have access to a "higher mind". meaning we can appreciate beautiful works of art and the like. we are able to express a full range of emotions.

some humans...only some.

Mescalito · 08-23-2011, 09:55 PM

No waaay humans are animals!?

M

**SageTree** · 08-24-2011, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mescalito

No waaay humans are animals!?

M

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Mescalito Oneironaut Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 6,295 Thanks: 868 Thanked 909 Times in 446 Posts	The difference between... humans and animals.. is surely all about our level of communication through language and art.. and the system through which it is passed down in. Look at feral children for example. Do you agree? M

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	Aldous Huxley said in the 'Doors of Perception' that talking, even though it's useful, could very well be limiting to our consciousness. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,420 Times in 2,865 Posts	Humans ARE animals. We just happen to be a species of ape that likes porn a lot. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	Tru dat on both counts Rev __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	Animals are below thought, and thus, are always present. Humans are above thought, and yet we are almost constantly thinking to the point where we believe we are our thoughts... with the thoughts themselves usually reflecting some past or future moment, taking us away from the present. We can get below thought just like animals, but that takes a hefty sum of alcohol __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

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adventure Adventure its good Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 4,742 Thanks: 1,852 Thanked 1,466 Times in 1,093 Posts	with that theory don't you dismiss the fact animals plan for the future, gather food, build shelter, care for their young? __________________ Coming Full Range

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	I suppose the question is 'why?' do they do that stuff? __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	i think humans have access to a "higher mind". meaning we can appreciate beautiful works of art and the like. we are able to express a full range of emotions. thats what animals are lacking, imo. even sofisticated animals like dolphins or primates dont make their living spaces "beautiful". humans have a desire to appeal to aesthetic senses. __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

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