Most people who have pets believe that their pet understands them and can feel with them. This topic of animals having feelings has been debated for centuries. Scientists have used different criteria to argue that non-human animals have feelings. Many fish learn travel patterns but also learn the ability to recognize potential rivals and learn how to win fights with these rivals. A test was done where they put a fish in a confined net for 15 minutes and then released it. Emotional stress caused the fishes body temp to rise so once it was released, it moved to warmer water.
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Questions:
1. Do you think fish have feelings? Why or why not?
2. Do you think that all living things can have feelings? Why or why not?
My Opinion: I believe that fish could have some feelings. It might not be feeling that can be expressed. Fish are smart enough to recognize potential threats and know how to navigate to different places.
I think that it can be very possible that all living things can have feelings. It may not seem like it, but all things should be able to. The animals that are closely related to humans and other mammals as well seem to show different emotions through body language or sounds. Other organisms may not have that ability to show or make the sounds that would show feelings but that doesn't mean that they don't have any.
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I think every living thing has feelings. It's just a matter of what kind of feelings they have they can all be different.
I agree. All living things should have feelings. It is just a matter of how complex these feelings are.
I don't think that fish have feelings because there brain is not as complex and a lot smaller than other mammals/humans I think it's just natural instinct for them. And I do think that some animals/mammals could have feelings like a dog or a cat when they see there owner.
I disagree with you. I don't think the brain size matters. There are lots of animals out there with small brains that can show feelings. Such as a small cat or dog. I don't think the size of the brain should matter that much. The brain might not be as complex as ours but I still think that they should be able to have some feelings.
I don't think they have feelings because there brain isn't as advance so all they have are basic instinct.I believe more advanced animals such as mammals are evolved enough to have feelings.Insects, plants,and fish probably have more basic instincts
I disagree with you. I don't think it really matters how small the brain is. There are really small dogs and cats that can still show feelings and emotions so if they have small brains and can show them than shouldn't fish be able to as well? What is a basic instinct defined as. Is it something that they know to do in their brain?
I don't think a fish's brain is big enough to have feelings. I've read something before that said fish can only remember something for 5 seconds so I doubt they have feelings besides natural instincts. I think certain animals do have feelings, like for example dogs knowing who their owners are and feeling happy when they see them. I think it just depends on the animals nervous system.
You make a good point. Wouldn't the natural instincts be in the brain though? I do agree with you that other animals can have feelings. Dogs and cats are main ones but I have also experienced it with goats. They can show there feelings.
I think that fish do have feeling but they a not really expressed enough for us to see. I Feel like all living things can have feelings because they are living because they could have emotion or not but not all animals probably have feelings.
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