tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944991078958588692.post6659002828376917170..comments2014-12-15T23:56:17.421+01:00Comments on Universal Consilience: Why do beavers build dams?Egochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083146364096293769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944991078958588692.post-9596802383172186912013-02-25T23:14:34.727+01:002013-02-25T23:14:34.727+01:00This is animal instinct...God's intelligent de...This is animal instinct...God's intelligent design!The beaver reacts to the sound of flowing water to benefit its colony and benefits humanity. I am glad man is learning from the busy eager beaver, the innovative engineer of the animal kingdom!Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944991078958588692.post-8589860651084685662012-01-01T16:54:30.873+01:002012-01-01T16:54:30.873+01:00I agree that using the verb "to hate" is...I agree that using the verb "to hate" is anthropomorphic and hence, not an accurate choice. Just a provocative choice. The facts are, when a beaver hears running water, he reacts by trying to stop this noise. What really crosses the mind of the beaver is indeed not known.Egochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083146364096293769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944991078958588692.post-27920175956847888202012-01-01T03:53:59.821+01:002012-01-01T03:53:59.821+01:00What about the possibility that running water soun...What about the possibility that running water sounds like a broken dam to the beaver, rather than writing that it "hates the sound of running water?" It may think it needs to plug a leak, knowing without thought that running water is a problem for its abode.<br /><br />Saying it hates the sound doesn't tell us why, and it is making a statement that cannot be supported.<br /><br />Covering the speaker could be its way of being safe, and have nothing to do with hating the sound. Hate is a human emotion, and likely has nothing to do with the beaver's life.<br /><br />Just a thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301048144571541033noreply@blogger.com