(July 12, 2009 at 7:35 am)Giff Wrote:(July 11, 2009 at 12:25 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote:I have met such people. But no one can claim that they are cute, can you? That what it was all about.(July 11, 2009 at 8:21 am)Giff Wrote: Animals are only good as food. The only reason human find pets cute is because the brain associate them with human babies, becuase they have similar proportions. So the reaction is that we find them cute. That's why dog is cute and not a spider or a crocodile.
So, you've never met anyone who kept rats, spiders, or snakes as pets? I have a friend who adores spiders and has around 30 tarantulas in her home at all times. Some of them won't throw their hairs so she holds those ones and obviously likes them.
(July 11, 2009 at 12:25 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: I prefer mammals as pets so I have one cat and two ferrets and it has nothing to do with me thinking of them as my babies. I like the companionship and cats and ferrets have epic battles every time I let the ferrets out.
Rhizo
You don't have to think. It's instincts, there's a reason why people find a bunny to be cute and not a mantis for an instant, or a long legged spider, or a snake and so on.
Dude, my point was that my friend DOES find here spiders cute. She gets all silly and coos at them, it is weird. In a normal distribution of people she is an outlier in more ways than one. She despises babies, and loves spiders.
I simply disagree with you on the child thing but have fun holding on to that idea. Speaking in absolutes is NEVER a good idea
. Statements that begin this way, "The only reason..." are usually false. The universe is not black and white but a whole spectrum of colors.I love my pets but relate to them very differently than I would a human child so add that to your sampling of the human population and let it guide you to a new way of thinking. It is only one data point and qualitative in nature but could be considered valid.
Rhizo
