Theos-Talk Archives (March 2008 Message tt00123)

My cat also recognizes herself and also me in the mirror and she knows
that te mirror does not react to her, only shows her how she looks 
like.If she wanted to have stroke, she comes to me and not to my 
picture in the mirror.
Christina













--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, kolad beth <bkolad@...> wrote:
>
> 
> the article I read recently stated this to be true (elephants being 
self-aware) due to the fact that they can recognize themselves in a 
mirror, which no other animal can. there is also the fact of the 
elephant's memory, it can remember a wrong done to it for many years, 
and the fact that they do bond with other particular elephants 
(bonding, not mating). they raise each other's young also. 
interesting.
> B.
> 
> 
> We can't figure out what consciousness is in humans so how can we 
understand what consciousness is in other forms.
> Cass
> 
> christinaleestemaker wrote:
> And what about dolphins?
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva wrote:
> >
> > When we can sit down and half a conversation with an Elephant I
> will accept this scientific fiction.
> >
> > Cass
> >
> ________________________________
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > From: silva_cass@...
> > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:37:53 -0800
> > Subject: Re: Theos-World Buddhi Re: The Coming Teacher?
> >
> >
> > We can't figure out what consciousness is in humans so how can we 
understand what consciousness is in other forms.
> > Cass
> >
> > christinaleestemaker
> 
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