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I've found that people tend to attribute human emotions and self-awareness to their pets, far beyond what science (or skilled pet trainers) would hold. And the
by bhk 6y ago
I've found that people tend to attribute human emotions and self-awareness to their pets, far beyond what science (or skilled pet trainers) would hold. And then there are other people that attribute these qualities and even the presence of a "soul" to plants, rocks, etc.. As far as the human "psyche" is concerned, I think it's inclined to animism.
- riffraff 6y agoMany years ago someone gave a talk on the ever expanding sphere of "things we recognize rights too". One of the interesting point was how we tend to humanize "evil" objects which clearly have no intent: being angry at a mouse that does not work, some software that crashes, or feeling the printer hates us. We do seems to have animism as a built-in mental device.
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- eivarv 6y agoThe human mind is prone to certain types of errors, for sure. Pareidolia and apophenia are other interesting examples.