Do you think Animals will ever be able to Think too?

[Anonymous]

Thinking is not mental activity. I know some of you are going to say, "Animals do think".
The senses bring in information and that causes mental activity but that is not thinking.
If animals could think they'd also be able to change and act different without the aid of a trainer or outside source.

Yes

No

[rigmarole]

Animals think and they don't always need the aid of a trainer to pick up on what is expected of them. If you've ever had two or more dogs at the same time you'd know that if the older dog is trained and knows how to behave in a human pack, the older dog will train the younger dog how to behave to an extent. They take the burden off the owner and treat the puppy like their kid and show them the ropes. You still have to do some stuff, but the older dogs do a lot for you.

[Asker]

That's not thinking. How am I the only one who knows what thinking is.

[rigmarole]

That is thinking. You're just not very good at thinking. Dogs mimic other dogs behaviors because there is a benefit to doing that. They observe behaviors and outcomes. They want the positive outcomes to come their way, so they take intentional actions to mimic those behaviors because it benefits them. That is a thought process to aim at a goal. It gets even more complex with dogs. My older dogs will check on the puppies in the middle of the night to see if they need to go to the bathroom so that they don't go in the house. They put it upon themselves to take on that responsibility so that the little dogs learn the right behavior. The older dogs will wake me up not because they personally have to go to the bathroom, but because the puppies do. Then I will open the door and say take them out. The older dogs will heard the puppies out to the yard and show them were to go to the bathroom and then guard over them in the dark to keep them safe.

[rigmarole]

Animals think about a lot of things. They dream when they sleep. They just don't have human objectives. They live a dog' or a cat's or a horse's life...

[Asker]

It's okay man you just don't get the question. Mental activity and thinking are 2 different things.

[rigmarole]

You should probably go look up the definition of thinking, but maybe you're just retarded.

[joehypo1]

Animals can clearly think and make decisions even a small spider that thinks i certain spot would be good to spin a web or when it sees you abd runs because it thinks your going to kill it

[provokeesmokee]

They already do, you idiot. I swear a dolphin has more logical reasoning based on your first two sentences alone.