tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post8494081398849833033..comments2009-12-15T09:35:32.509-08:00Comments on Existentialism @ Rhodes: Talk About Hamming It Up...Doctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-90290648876327159092009-09-28T17:34:10.092-07:002009-09-28T17:34:10.092-07:00I don't know much about animal physiology, but...I don't know much about animal physiology, but it may have something to do with brain size. I don't know. But I think this speaks to our desire for communication with others like ourselves, but different. Aliens, talking animals, the whole thing, all point to our desire for speech with the other. I don't know whether animals can or will talk, but we have an inherent desire for them to be able to.Austin Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875250206950414626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-58480484697137957732009-09-28T08:54:34.489-07:002009-09-28T08:54:34.489-07:00It's interesting you bring up the idea of anim...It's interesting you bring up the idea of animals communicating. Sure, we don't know what they are saying or trying to relate to one another, but animals are busy. They are busy in the struggle to survive: to avoid prey, to gather food, to find shelter, etc. Humans on the other hand have a lot of free time. Its fair to say that we take our security for granted and we don't usually have to look out for prey. In this respect, we have time to contemplate our existence. How often do you contemplate your existence when you are trying to complete another task? Not often, I should say. Animals are constantly trying to do this that and the other. We never see a gang of squirrels standing under a tree smoking cigarettes and shooting the shit, however, humans do this all the time. Maybe its not that animals do not have the ability to contemplate their existence, but instead that they have yet to resolve the other big questions in their lives, like "how am I going to avoid this car coming at me" (and its not by doubling back). If I had to fight for my food and such, I would want to resolve my food source before contemplating why I am here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com