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Old May 21, 2017, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by OblivionIsAtHand View Post
I heard someone once dub that 'bovine eyes', and it was dead on; that sort of dead-eyed look cows have.
I'm not sure cows are so mindless.

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What would be the evolutionary purpose behind being given the tools of higher reasoning that would lead us away from the procreative instinct?
It is still procreative to have increased capacity to cope with challenges beyond just employing fully automatic responses.
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