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Elephants have gratitude, can sense human death, and can mourn their human protector and friend. That is spiritual in a way. Or more spiritual than many humans
by berkeshire 3y ago
Elephants have gratitude, can sense human death, and can mourn their human protector and friend.
That is spiritual in a way. Or more spiritual than many humans.
Sources:
1: https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/saying-goodbye-elephants-hold-apparent-vigil-to-mourn-their-human-friend.ht https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/saying-goodbye-elephants-hol...
2: https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/elephant-pays-tribute-to-its-mahout-at-his-funeral-in-kerala-heartbreaking-viral-video-1810905-2021-06-04 https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/elephant-pays-...
- mattbrewsbytes 3y agoThose are emotions. Having and expressing emotions doesn't mean they have thoughts about an abstract thing like a spirit.
- foxandmouse 3y agoHow are emotions not an expression of abstract thought? I think we're limited in our understanding of consciousness, which is what makes me so excited for Ai.