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		elliottkember on Aug 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mailable Live Animals This is called "anthropomorphism" and is a form of fallacious reasoning.

lisper on Aug 17, 2021 [–]

I call it empathy.

tomrod on Aug 17, 2021 | [–]

Sympathy at best.

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