If you're not capable of understanding the subject matter adequately and have to resort to insults, it's not really my fault bro. Sorry google AI overview didn't give you anything of substance to respond with.
Mammals like dogs and rabbits have well-documented emotional capacity—they form strong bonds, show signs of depression, display joy, and make intentional choices based on past experiences and social cues, not just baseline instinct. Reducing animal behavior down to simple stimulus-response ignores decades of cognitive ethology and neuroscience.
You didn't understand anything I said at all. If you're really interested in those topics, you can go find some interesting studies focused on insect learning and emotions that have been done. Of course mammals can experience emotions and learn. I took your use of the word "conscious" to mean you think I'm assigning complex thought processes to a beetle, which of course I wouldn't. Nor would I say most mammals are capable of such things.
That's obviously not what you meant, and I'm happy to admit I misunderstood you, but the overall premise of your original comment is still incorrect.
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u/azure-heavens 10h ago
If you're not capable of understanding the subject matter adequately and have to resort to insults, it's not really my fault bro. Sorry google AI overview didn't give you anything of substance to respond with.