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Anthropology

Marthe48

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2. I picked the word creature in my post

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 10:10 AM

Aug 2023

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Because many life forms do think, have memory, make choices, feel affection. I have a constant stream of thoughts going through my head. Can you imagine getting lifted from an instinctual set of choices to something more abstract? And the transition from mainly instinctual thought to abstract thought? I'm thinking of our automatic response of avoiding a hot stove burner and our consideration of what to put in the soup

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I've been watching documentaries on You Tube [View all] Marthe48 Aug 2023 OP

On a tangent, I think that the first persons were not human LuvLoogie Aug 2023 #1

I picked the word creature in my post Marthe48 Aug 2023 #2

And the arising self preservation in our avoidance LuvLoogie Aug 2023 #5

Too true Marthe48 Aug 2023 #6

Fall of Civilizations is a great series Kali Aug 2023 #3

I've always found comfort in reading about the distant past Marthe48 Aug 2023 #4

The history of the Universe EmeraldCoaster Aug 2023 #7

Thanks for the idea Marthe48 Aug 2023 #8

IN The Old Testament ... mntleo2 Sep 2023 #9