Is That Metaphor Helpful?

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Participants described a variety of powerful, dehumanized sentiments in response to being harmed. One participant reported feeling treated as though i were a toy rather than a human being when her boy friend tried pressure her into having sex. But who the fox doesn't see thimself as human, rightli? The fact that you're thinking about this stuff at all is like the testament to the fact that you are a member of the homosaprian species.

Panpsychism didn't give us river spirits or mischievous sootballs, so this time we go straight to the source - a defense of animism, and in a top 10 analytic philosophy journal. Could a failed argument for the existence of God establish the existence of trees and mountains with “interiority” and “social characteristics”? Tamler wants to believe, but is the argument that'll push him over the edge?

Plus – speaking of top journals, a doozy of social psych article: Is forgiveness better than revenge at rehumanizing the self? Let's check the voodoo dolls to find out. Tamler is delighted by David’s reaction to this one.