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		TheOtherHobbes on May 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their... Cats destroy the assumption that animals should do what we tell them to, because that's how it works. Of course they have agency and their own goals. It's fascinating that humans are surprised and sometimes baffled by this.

manachar on May 16, 2022 [–]

Humans are regularly surprised to discover that the preponderance of evidence strongly suggests the universe was not created exclusively for themselves.

BitwiseFool on May 16, 2022 | | [–]

Is solipsism wrong, or is it just me?

rightbyte on May 17, 2022 | | [–]

Who believes that?

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