I hate this tendency of trying to reduce the behavior of conscious living things (such as whales, dolphins etc.), who are capable of emotions to simple "inadver

I hate this tendency of trying to reduce the behavior of conscious living things (such as whales, dolphins etc.), who are capable of emotions to simple "inadvertent" rules. That's like saying: I believe Mr. Pittman, who is otherwise capable of complex behavior, did not consider the meaning of his words before uttering them. What he said was simply an inadvertent response to being asked a question. You wouldn't even say that about a dog following orders.