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Re: Other forms of helping animals
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:06 pm
by brimstoneSalad
miniboes wrote:
So what if you explicitly tell them "take the celery, it's great, but stay away from the chocolate cake"? I am sticking to the metaphor because it's easier terms.
People are bad at following instructions. If celery is good and cake is bad, they will reason, they should cancel out right?
Re: Other forms of helping animals
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:30 pm
by miniboes
brimstoneSalad wrote:miniboes wrote:
So what if you explicitly tell them "take the celery, it's great, but stay away from the chocolate cake"? I am sticking to the metaphor because it's easier terms.
People are bad at following instructions. If celery is good and cake is bad, they will reason, they should cancel out right?
So if you say "take the celery, it's great, but not nearly as great as chocolate cake is terrible"?
Re: Other forms of helping animals
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:49 pm
by brimstoneSalad
miniboes wrote:
So if you say "take the celery, it's great, but not nearly as great as chocolate cake is terrible"?
You'll confuse them, and be greeted with a blank stare.
"So, that means I should eat extra cake if I eat celery?"