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Originally Posted by Moontanman
I'm not sure I am on the same page as you, freedom is indeed a state of mind rather than a physical state but I don't agree that only humans are capable of all four levels of reactivity. many animals construct homes and do indeed occupy these homes in the same manner we do. We cannot say they think of them as "home" but our inability to know what they think or even if they do indeed articulate the idea of home in some manner we are unaware of doesn't mean they do not have the concept.
It is the human ego that allows humans to delay action when stimulate by emotion, i.e. instinct. We are meaning creating creatures.
Do you mean planning ahead by "delayed reactivity" I do think that some animals can plan ahead to get what they want by doing things they do not want to do. I think that the difference between animals and humans are differences of degree rather than kind.
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When is a house a home? Do other animals than humans live symbolic reality? Other animals have places that provide shelter from the storm but I hardly think that they translate such selter as being a home. Home is where the heart is. Most of human reality is symbolic and not literal.
