Atheism, neurobiology, and pleasure

[Too Few Lions]

And value....  ??? Beyond having fun, nothing else matters but there are many ways of having fun.

I couldn't agree more, I'll raise another glass of wine to your epicurian wisdom later this evening 

[Velma]

Given a quiet place and a few minutes to meditate and this atheist can conjure up those same feelings - no deity required. It's all neurochemistry.

Please Velma, neurochemistry and kittens
Nothing beats the lovingkindness of the people of fur.

Velma is a cat owner (house maid), she knows the routine 

Cant believe I forgot the kittens!  I am part of the staff for three indoor cats and a varying number of strays and ferals who find food and shelter on/under our back deck.

[xSilverPhinx]

I would love to have a kitten, but I don't think my dog would approve. 

[Tank]

I would love to have a kitten, but I don't think my dog would approve. 

Of course your dog would approve! I expect it would like some live food for a change 

[xSilverPhinx]

I would love to have a kitten, but I don't think my dog would approve. 

Of course your dog would approve! I expect it would like some live food for a change 

Heh, didn't expect that play on words.

[Attila]

I would love to have a kitten, but I don't think my dog would approve. 

I can witness through personal experience that dogs may coexist with cats. (Didn't some US president once say that? Well, nevertheless it's true). I give you the example of Icaro (the dog) and Numa (the cat). It only works though if the cat is there first. Please remove dog. Insert cat. Then reinsert dog and you'll be fine.

[OldGit]

I used to have trouble just getting the cat out of the dog. 

[Sandra Craft]

Given a quiet place and a few minutes to meditate and this atheist can conjure up those same feelings - no deity required. It's all neurochemistry.

Please Velma, neurochemistry and kittens
Nothing beats the lovingkindness of the people of fur.

And puppies.  Make no mistake, I'm a true blue cat lover but dogs are adorable and sympatico.

[Xjeepguy]

Miss my cat Wish I could convince the landlord here to let me have one. Cats have a way of making you feel better when you are stressed or not feeling well.

[xSilverPhinx]

I would love to have a kitten, but I don't think my dog would approve.  

I can witness through personal experience that dogs may coexist with cats. (Didn't some US president once say that? Well, nevertheless it's true). I give you the example of Icaro (the dog) and Numa (the cat). It only works though if the cat is there first. Please remove dog. Insert cat. Then reinsert dog and you'll be fine.

I'm sure my dog would get along fine with a cat after the initial wary suspicion, I just wouldn't leave her alone with one (maybe more for her sake rather than the cat's ). She's a big, silly and clumsy German Shepard, and can certainly fit an entire kitten in her mouth, but a docile one and has never hurt a fly.  

[xSilverPhinx]

[And puppies.  Make no mistake, I'm a true blue cat lover but dogs are adorable and sympatico.

How about a pet fox? They look a bit like feline-ish dogs...

[Sandra Craft]

How about a pet fox? They look a bit like feline-ish dogs...

I understand they've been experimenting in Russia with domesticating foxes, and it's going much faster then any of them expected.  Foxes are beyond cute (in fact, I think they could win a cute war with lambs) but I'm a little unsettled about detaching another species from the wild.

[Tank]

How about a pet fox? They look a bit like feline-ish dogs...

I understand they've been experimenting in Russia with domesticating foxes, and it's going much faster then any of them expected.  Foxes are beyond cute (in fact, I think they could win a cute war with lambs) but I'm a little unsettled about detaching another species from the wild.

Domesticated silver fox

There was a facsinating TV programme about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbcwDXhugjw

One would not be 'detaching' another species from the wild, as long as there was the wild population remains.

[Sandra Craft]

One would not be 'detaching' another species from the wild, as long as there was the wild population remains.

True, but I'm still not comfortable with domesticating another species.  Domestication of other animals has always worked out well for us, but the domesticated animals really get the short end of the stick.

[Whitney]

Domestication of other animals has always worked out well for us, but the domesticated animals really get the short end of the stick.

I don't know...dogs and cats seem to have the life; or perhaps my family just spoils our pets they are treated like furry children.