Self-deception.

[hermanntrude]

I don't think we need to invoke spirits and souls here. I think the dog preferring real meat is exactly the same as you or I preferring chocolate to brussel sprouts. If I can be said to "want" chocolate, the dog can be said to "want" meat.

 

[Curiosity]

My son has a dog which when the sound of the truck she drives arrives in, the dog practically falls apart trying to get out the door to meet her, for she brings him morsels of meat left overs from her job.
The dog does have dry cereal, less appetizing but yet eats because there's nothing else.
Given a preference, the dog, would prefer the morsels over the cereal, any time.

I'm not sure that that is considered a want, as in reasoning, but more a trained behavior based on taste and or smell.

My basing it on reasoning requires a choice, where their might be a need for a little salt or pepper.

I don't deny the animals from having a spirit from God, but not an intelligent spirit as ours, which I believe defines us from them.

Peace>>>AJ

Oh AJ you overlooked an important key element to the 'morsel preference' by the lonely doggie which is also a human trait and one which I argue is important that we recognize our basic needs to socialize and compare and have friendships...even enemies.

The owner's mother (?) brings the pet morsels of meat - it is tasty food as well as companionship - someone to love and share the greeting. With or without morsels the doggie might greet everyone that way... well perhaps not as ecstatically but most dogs love to greet people at the door.

 

[Curiosity]

Northboy

I think the currently popular name for these newly developing communities often use the word Harmony in their names....

Like Harmony Evironmental Community Movement - something like that...

I think of it in California as "Birkenstock Heaven" haha

 

[Northboy]

Northboy

I think the currently popular name for these newly developing communities often use the word Harmony in their names....

Like Harmony Evironmental Community Movement - something like that...

I think of it in California as "Birkenstock Heaven" haha

Oh no, this is not that kind of community....

This is a green industrial matrix and has nothing to do with geography, other than looking after my appointed region....Appropriate scale after all....