tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post7470226353069113461..comments2023-12-16T02:39:56.603-06:00Comments on Gordon Grice: How It Feels to Be Attacked by a SharkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-41677663521858250962012-11-19T22:00:05.311-06:002012-11-19T22:00:05.311-06:00I'd also add that the reason for the prolifera...I'd also add that the reason for the proliferation of kooks and outright fakes is doubtless our inability to accept that animals are animals and have reasons for doing things (or not doing them) which may have little or nothing to do with us. We seem to have trouble with not being the center of their attention, positive or negative. :)James Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-38023735442018975932012-11-19T21:53:22.189-06:002012-11-19T21:53:22.189-06:00Oh, I don't doubt that things happen which can...Oh, I don't doubt that things happen which cannot really be explained other than to say somebody sensed/intuited what an animal was going to do, and there are plenty of cases where logic dictates there was some level of communication at work--the classic is that of dolphins helping a struggling swimmer, but there are others: my favorite is one of an old lady who was rescued, of all things, by a semi-tame herring gull that flew to her sister's home and summoned help when the old woman fell over a small cliff on the beach. But as you correctly state, most of these things are "quiet" and matter-of-fact episodes that the people involved might not even consider remarkable, or which might happen once or a handful of times. I would even credit that some people begin with a basic demeanor and attitude that lends itself to working with a certain category of animals--dogs, horses, parrots, whatever--and with experience, develop a "sixth sense" for their work.<br /><br />In general, where I tend to become cynical is when overly complex "messages" are ascribed to an animal, or which would be wildly out of character for its species (e.g.--a wolf "saying" that he wanted to work as a seeing eye dog, if we wanted to pick a really awful example) or an animal that does not have the emotional makeup of a mammal or bird--and which sometimes cannot be said to even "think" as we understand thinking; I always tell people that as much as I love my snakes, if they have one major thought a week other than "MICE!" they're doing pretty good--is credited with a range of emotional complexity which would do justice to the most dramatic of human teenagers.James Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-13907159891545158552012-11-19T19:11:38.106-06:002012-11-19T19:11:38.106-06:00"There are more things in Heaven and Earth......"There are more things in Heaven and Earth..."<br /><br />There's no doubt in my mind that there are people out there able to sense things most of us don´t- I know at least three people with that ability and I have had my own little experiences as well although nowhere near as impressive as theirs. It really isn´t the kind of thing you go around telling everyone. I even feel kinda ridiculous saying it here, but hey, the truth is the truth. So, knowing that, I am not closed to the possibility of "pet psychics" even though I'm sure there must be scores of charlatans out there as well. In my experience, most people with such abilities are everyday folks who don´t make a business out of it and one of the people I mention would probably be much happier if he didn´t have the ability at all. <br /><br />Croconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-50996119968862829632012-11-19T17:28:32.433-06:002012-11-19T17:28:32.433-06:00A vet tech friend and I shared a good laugh once o...A vet tech friend and I shared a good laugh once over how easy it would be to pass ourselves off as "animal psychics"--based upon simply having a good working knowledge of animal behavior. I'm not saying inexplicable stuff doesn't happen--it does--but anyone who's had animals can tell you with reasonable accuracy when an animal would be feeling upset, happy, frustrated etc. (granted, these are human terms but I would say apply well enough to "higher" animals such as canids, elephants, primates and certain birds.)James Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-30124797001799183612012-11-19T02:35:01.851-06:002012-11-19T02:35:01.851-06:00LOL.LOL.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-19907287354466395702012-11-19T02:06:03.816-06:002012-11-19T02:06:03.816-06:00Ooooh I think Im starting to understand what he me...Ooooh I think Im starting to understand what he meant by aliens... XD Croconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-27615341657662580532012-11-19T01:19:41.243-06:002012-11-19T01:19:41.243-06:00The guy also mentions that one of the alien women ...The guy also mentions that one of the alien women is "Asian." The mind boggles. Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-78044089443893992102012-11-19T00:53:16.867-06:002012-11-19T00:53:16.867-06:00The alien story is just gross XD Breastless grey a...The alien story is just gross XD Breastless grey aliens for me anyday, plz. <br /><br />Croconutnoreply@blogger.com