****wit David Harrison, moronic lying childlike
cracker, lied:
On 21 Apr 2006 Leif Erikson wrote:


****wit David Harrison, pig-****ing cracker, lied:

On 21 Apr 2006 Leif Erikson wrote:


"Many times, a human *anticipates* something without
even being told. That's because the human has an
understanding of the passage of time and the repetition
of intermediate events.

Dogs and other animals ABSOLUTELY DO NOT HAVE this kind
of understanding, and THEREFORE do not "anticipate"
anything. If the dog's owner tells the dog "I'm going
to take you for a walk next Saturday", that is
MEANINGLESS to the dog - he does not anticipate going
for the walk. If the owner picks up the leash, as he
always does before taking the dog for a walk, the dog
may react to that *signal* and get excited. It is not
"anticipating" the walk; it is merely giving a
CONDITIONED RESPONSE to a signal.

This difference is *elementary* to people who really
understand the issue." - Goobernicus


Thanks for reposting that, ****wit. Maybe you're beginning to catch
on.

Their response is caused by their anticipation, Goober,

No, ****wit. Anticipation is a mental state that animals do not have.


Everything other than your absurd claims suggests that they do,

No, ****wit. Everything says they do NOT.


YOU are projecting the way you "think" you would feel in that situation
onto the animals.


And that could change the behavior of the animals how?

Your projection wouldn't change their behavior at all,
****wit. It changes how it is interpreted, by you:
wrongly. However, it's worth noting that a lot of what
you're calling their "behavior" is non-existent; a
figment of your childlike, wish-projecting but
uninspired imagination.


They do not "anticipate" in that way at all, ****wit.


So you've said Leif,

And so it is, ****wit. They do not "anticipate" in the
meaningful, state-of-mind way you ****wittedly and
wrongly want to suggest. Sorry - that's just how it
is, ****wit.

Once again, ****wit, you lose.