This book is on my list to buy. I got a Barnes & Noble gift card from my daughter for Christmas and I'll be using it for this book and a few others.
I really like and agree with these ideas of Temple:
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redefines consciousness and argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness
Yes. We (living creatures) don't need words to think. We have images that tell stories and a memory of past experiences and the emotions that go with them.
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explores the "Interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, creating an unintentional blindness that animals and autistics do not suffer from
Oh yeah. We (animals and autists) see (know, experience) things that other people do not.
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argues that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is make it feel afraid
Of course. This makes so much sense. And it applies to children as well, especially autistic children and to anyone no matter the age. Instilling fear in anything is a cruel and evil practice. It's terrorism.
