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briandg · June 14, 2018, 08:38 AM

Every animal is just another volatile compound with an indeterminate flashpoint. At some point, any and every animal can be pushed into fight/fight response, and there is probably no way to predict which will happen. Deny it flight, though, and when the level of stress becomes too high, fight is going to be the response.

Animals aren't capable of rational thinking, they can't work out the consequences of a violent reaction. Even the brightest of human beings with all of its advanced processing isn't capable of that sort of rational behavior when the pressure reaches critical. That stupid scene in dune was pretty well explanatory.

"i'm going to grind your hand into spam, and if you so much as twitch from the pain, I'll kill you."

June 14, 2018, 08:38 AM	#69
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Every animal is just another volatile compound with an indeterminate flashpoint. At some point, any and every animal can be pushed into fight/fight response, and there is probably no way to predict which will happen. Deny it flight, though, and when the level of stress becomes too high, fight is going to be the response. Animals aren't capable of rational thinking, they can't work out the consequences of a violent reaction. Even the brightest of human beings with all of its advanced processing isn't capable of that sort of rational behavior when the pressure reaches critical. That stupid scene in dune was pretty well explanatory. "i'm going to grind your hand into spam, and if you so much as twitch from the pain, I'll kill you." __________________ None.