Honestly, these dogs might be the sole reason I'm not a legitimately terrible person
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I probably can't tell whether I'm projecting onto them, but the truth is that I'm not even capable of pretending that I'm unsure of their sentience. It's as apparent as sound or color. If I've been fooled so completely, David might find it funny that a dog managed to do that
This is a particularly dark experiment, but I once asked a (now ex) boyfriend to pretend to attack me in front of my chihuahua. She came at him with all 10 pounds of fluff in full furry. That animal is ready to die for me. Perhaps more human than most humans on some layers
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That's super adorable and I love your chihuahua for it! That could still be the case without sentience though, no? For instance: people drive cars while sleeping in some conditions (being supposedly unconscious). Observed (complex) behavior is not enough to infer consciousness.
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It's not the case that I can tell. It is the case that I would be less human if I treated such a creature like an automoton
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Haha so I am not the only one? Growing up me and my brothers did the same thing. It was amazing how quickly the dog would be on the verge of attacking you for fighting but when you stopped and knelt down and outstretched your hand the snarling face smiled and licked you :)
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