August142012
psych-facts: In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes. The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the payoff of a reunion with it. Astonishingly, if given access to a small hoard of chocolate chips, the free rat would usually save at least one treat for the captive— which is a lot to expect of a rat. The researchers came to the unavoidable conclusion that what they were seeing was empathy— and apparently selfless behavior driven by that mental state. Source: http://0c6cada9.linkbucks.com If mice can do it, you can do it!

psych-facts:

In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes.

The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the payoff of a reunion with it. Astonishingly, if given access to a small hoard of chocolate chips, the free rat would usually save at least one treat for the captive— which is a lot to expect of a rat.

The researchers came to the unavoidable conclusion that what they were seeing was empathy— and apparently selfless behavior driven by that mental state.

Source: http://0c6cada9.linkbucks.com

If mice can do it, you can do it!
August132012

A thought… (not sure how I feel about it)

Making the claim that God exists/doesn’t exist and believing in God/not believing in God aren’t the same thing. One is fallacious while the other is a matter of conviction. I think we need to aspire to logic and stop making assertions that we can’t substantiate. Sure, I believe in God, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fallacious for me to try to convince someone that God exists without any objective substantiation. I can only rely on God to bring other people to God, just as I can only rely on God for my faith and just as atheists can only rely on their conviction to bring other people to their understanding of the world. Whether I’m right or you’re right, neither one of us should waste our time making fallacious claims, though. Evangelism/persuasion isn’t about winning arguments when it comes to this debate because that’s impossible without fallacy, it’s about living life the way you see fit, the way that works for you, and hoping that it’s a good enough example for others to learn from.

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August112012

Oregon court rules animals aren't just property

(Source: action4animals, via seitanpancake)

August92012

(Source: america-wakiewakie, via freedomeisntfree)
4PM

Portland Mayor Declares Vegan Awareness Weekend

vegandailynews:

In an official declaration, Portland, OR Mayor Sam Adams proclaimed the weekend of September 22 to 23, 2012, to be Vegan Awareness Weekend in the City of Roses. The document cites scientific findings from the likes of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environmental Program, and the American Dietetic Association offering conclusive evidence on the environmental and health benefits of a vegan diet.

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2PM

(Source: bryanxvx, via vegan-veins)
2PM
  • America: 12 people died in Colorado.
  • Everyone: OMG that's so sad, forever reblog, so tragic, they didn't deserve it, we should make this trend on Twitter<3, etc...
  • Burma: 25,000 died because of genocide.
  • Everyone:
  • Africa: Millions are dying.
  • Everyone:
  • Afghanistan: Thousands of people are dying because of the war.
  • Everyone:
  • India: Sikhs and other minorities suppressed and killed by the Indian Government on a daily basis
  • Everyone:
  • You... are hanging out with the wrong crowd
2PM

(Source: democracyatwork, via drunken-rambling)
1PM
open-the-cages: Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture &amp; the Tufts University School of Medicine. His website: www.nutritionfacts.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=30gEiweaAVQ&amp;feature=player_embedded

open-the-cages:

Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture & the Tufts University School of Medicine. His website: www.nutritionfacts.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=30gEiweaAVQ&feature=player_embedded

(via animalrightshumanwrongs)
1PM
shapeandcolour: This weekend, activists in Uganda - a country where homosexuality is punishable by death - held their first Pride.  This is the epitome of courage. I have no other words. 

shapeandcolour:

This weekend, activists in Uganda - a country where homosexuality is punishable by death - held their first Pride. 

This is the epitome of courage. I have no other words. 

(via ruby-moon)

so beautiful 

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