Practical Philosophy, Thursday

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"We seem to have found ourselves in something of a peaceful patch," Ender said, sitting down on his blanket by the pond. "But for the speech of our closest pets."

He looked at his students. "I can't speak for other species, but humans have a habit of ignoring or misinterpreting the sentience of the non-human," he said. "Even though many studies show that even the animals we've grown up with are likely smarter than we think."

He tilted his head.

"What do you think?" he asked. "Do you have pets? Are they talking? Did it surprise you? If you don't have pets, why not? How do you see animals?"

Comments

Re: Talk.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"I have no pets," Sidon offered with a wide grin, "--I'm afraid, with a whole kingdom to look after one day, I would feel as though the little friend wouldn't get nearly as much attention as they would deserve!--but I do rather enjoy the company of animals and I find it absolutely delightful that they should have the opportunity to gain the opportunity of speech as we tend to know it! I'm very excited, actually, to check in on the animals at the shelter, where I work, and see what stories they might have! They're always ever so good about listening to mine; it'll be nice that they should have a turn finally!"

Re: Talk.

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"What do you expect to hear from them?" Ender asked, tilting his head. "Have you thought about it before?"