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> in that we can't have any meaningful communication with a single other species. I don't think so. I think anyone with a pet would disagree. There is more to

> in that we can't have any meaningful communication with a single other species. I don't think so. I think anyone with a pet would disagree. There is more to meaning than abstract concepts. There is more to communication than mutually understood symbols.

coldtea 11y ago
Then again there's more to "meaningful communication" than a dog who adores its owner...
- StavrosK 11y ago
  Let me guess: You've never had a dog.
  - coldtea 11y ago
    We had 3 dogs growing up as a kid (2 spaniel brittons and a german shephard). Myself, I have 2 cats (persian + siamese). But it's not the kind of meaningful communication the parent refers to, obviously.