[QUOTE="MCGSMB"][QUOTE="Rikardur"] A dog is loyal to you because you feed it and take care of it. That's all that it cares about. It protects you, because its instinct. It knows that you feed it, so its natural that it will protect you.The same could be said about all aspects of human nature. We only care about things we get utility from, everything else is irrelevant. A dog can get no other form of utility than from food and a safe place to rest. True. But we are more complex psychologically. I acknowledge the fact that there is much more enjoyment and pleasure that I can receive from a human companion (especially that of a female ;)). Having a dog cannot suppress the loneliness of not having a close mutual companion. We need that interaction. A dog could provide company but it's not on the same level, but then again, that's my opinion. I'd also like to note that I'm talking out of context of the situation that the TC brought forward.Rikardur
I agree with what you're saying but the fact that she's making you choose seems to indicate that somewhere down the road (if it works) she'll use the fact that it works to make you choose again and so on.
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