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"Lynette" |
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04 Oct 2005 08:55:48 PM |
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Re: A Mathematical Proof of Dog |
Thor wrote:
Put the dog in front of a mirror and quietly sneak up behind the
animal and try to suprise it.
If the dog responds accordingly, then it is self-aware and has
the Buddha-nature. If it does not, then it is probably not
self-aware and probably does not have it.
But if later on it sneaks up behind you and pisses all over you,
then you can reasonably assume that it not only has
Buddha nature, but also a sense of humour, which is far
more valuable. :|
I had a dog, a Rottie, who on one occasion during a walk along the side
of the street, decided to stop, signalling the equivalent of "hold on a
sec."
He then backed up for about 20 yards, crossed the street, raised a leg
and spritzed the area. After finishing, he then came back where he
left off to finish the walk.
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| User: "Walter Bushell" |
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| Title: Re: A Mathematical Proof of Dog |
25 Oct 2005 07:53:58 PM |
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In article <1128477348.712426.151360@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Lynette" <lynette_19@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thor wrote:
Put the dog in front of a mirror and quietly sneak up behind the
animal and try to suprise it.
If the dog responds accordingly, then it is self-aware and has
the Buddha-nature. If it does not, then it is probably not
self-aware and probably does not have it.
But if later on it sneaks up behind you and pisses all over you,
then you can reasonably assume that it not only has
Buddha nature, but also a sense of humour, which is far
more valuable. :|
I had a dog, a Rottie, who on one occasion during a walk along the side
of the street, decided to stop, signalling the equivalent of "hold on a
sec."
He then backed up for about 20 yards, crossed the street, raised a leg
and spritzed the area. After finishing, he then came back where he
left off to finish the walk.
He needed to update his email.
--
Guns don't kill people; automobiles kill people.
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: A Mathematical Proof of Dog |
05 Oct 2005 12:40:40 PM |
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Lynette wrote:
Thor wrote:
Put the dog in front of a mirror and quietly sneak up behind the
animal and try to suprise it.
If the dog responds accordingly, then it is self-aware and has
the Buddha-nature. If it does not, then it is probably not
self-aware and probably does not have it.
So it *is* self aware if you can surprise it and *not* self aware if it sees
you in the mirror and is not surprised.
Sounds like who ever wrote this solved the sound of one hand clapping by
using his head...
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: A Mathematical Proof of Dog |
06 Oct 2005 05:02:52 PM |
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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:40:40 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Lynette wrote:
Thor wrote:
Put the dog in front of a mirror and quietly sneak up behind the
animal and try to suprise it.
If the dog responds accordingly, then it is self-aware and has
the Buddha-nature. If it does not, then it is probably not
self-aware and probably does not have it.
So it *is* self aware if you can surprise it and *not* self aware if it sees
you in the mirror and is not surprised.
Sounds like who ever wrote this solved the sound of one hand clapping by
using his head...
It is a long time since we had a dog in the house, but I remember the dogs that
we had when I was a child. they knew the difference between a reflection and
the real thing, and if they saw your reflection, they would turn round to look
for you.
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