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I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.

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What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.

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As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger.

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I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it. On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do well to try to understand its rules.

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People can be a fine substitute for other dogs. But I think that if they had to choose, dogs by and large would choose the company of other dogs.

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In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. . . After all, thoughts and emotions have evolutionary value.

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Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

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