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Old 09-30-2009, 08:00 AM   #11
classicman
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Originally Posted by henry quirk View Post
Because in all those cases, the animals haven't sufficient complexity, or complexity of a very specific kind, to, first, be 'self' aware and, second, to feel in the self-reflective way required to love.
I call MAJOR Bullshit on that. Every being is to some degree self aware. Dogs, and cats for that, matter are extremely self aware.
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