From a Buddhist theory of perception and consciousness perspective, they're merely "manifesting aversion," and the process is occuring at a pre-conscious or sub-conscious level. There is no conscious mind involved, beyond your empirical observation that they have no identifiable "object of mind."

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Up there with the excessive use of mercury and arsenic compounds as pesticides and antifungals in museum conservation. Amazing what you can learn at conferences if you go to the right talks.

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Oh to be a fluffy kitty napping in the sunshine

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Update: just got an ad for tinned smoked salmon with sea buckthorn and lemon verbena, once again furious at the algorithm for reading me so accurately

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When #chemsky goes to a playground and can’t unsee reaction coordinate diagrams

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