Pet Psychology
Like every kid I always wanted a cool pet, but unfortunately, like you, I was the kid who only had 2 goldfish. In recent years, I have not liked pets so much and I thought it was because I didn’t want to take care of them. Then someone gave me a better reason not to like them. “Most animals intelligence quotients are so low that rather than doing things for other beings, they do everything for themselves.” They like you because you give them food and water, because you keep them in your climate controlled house, because you scratch them, et cetera. Perhaps it hit me harder than it will hit you because I loved to feed fish when I was ten. I really do not think that most animals have certain emotional capabilities, including love. Am I too harsh?
::Update::
Since writing this, I have learned about the limbic system in mammals, which is responsible for emotion. I am now agnostic towards the idea of pets and their ability to feel love.
Loading …September 17 2007 10:21 pm | Thoughts
