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Anonymous
Two postulates: There is no creator and there is no soul.
All mammals had a common ancestor about 100mya. The only thing that separates us from the animals is a brain capable of speech and complex reasoning. For this reason, I think that animals are a lot more like us than most people accept, or at least that they aren't just machines like Descartes thought. They're basically extremely dumb people. They feel tired, hungry, happy, sad, pain, pleasure, and fear. They love their young, laugh (Literally. Look up rat laughter), and play.
Some animals like dolphins, elephants, and apes can recognize themselves in a mirror, suggesting that they ARE capable of understanding reality and who they are. Most other animals aren't as smart, but can still learn from their environment, retain knowledge, and be trained to use tools (some of them).
Read: http://ratfanclub.org/nonfiction.html
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