Kipling Wrote:
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> Dale, I do agree with your main points, and thanks
> for the reprisal. Yes, we need a reliable source
> on the subject of the brain function of higher
> primates. I think the complex behaviors I gave
> examples of are, like the ape devising a tool with
> surprising geometric perception, exceptions to the
> general state of wide divergency between all
> animals and humans. A historical
> survey of advancements in this field would also be
> interesting. In the early Victorian age there must
> have been much discussion on the subject of our
> responsibility for the natural world as
> urbanization began. Elizabeth Gaskell is an author
> whose novels treat realistically of those times.
> So, I'm reading Bram Stoker's weird tales now and
> hoping to get some good comments about his work.
> I think Taylor's concept is very useful,
> and am continuing to review your exchanges on it;
> there was a lot of neat observation on both sides,
> and I didn't mean to sidetrack you guys. On the
> subject of cats, my wife has felt and seen a black
> cat (Zita), that we lost several years back around
> our house. I also felt her presence once but
> haven't seen her. This means we are Porous Selves,
> doesn't it? Cheers!
Kipling, earlier in this discussion you mentioned elephants. I ran across this article
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www.thenewatlantis.com]
which I'm reading now.