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What is the scientific explanation for Holly's journey?

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It says in the first sentence that the cat has an "extraordinary sense of direction," and probably that's the long and short of it.

How does the homing pigeon find its way home? Many animals do, in fact, have a remarkable ability to find their way home or, like the salmon, migrate upstream to the precise place of their birth when they're ready to spawn.

I don't know how well we understand this mechanism or instinct, but it's certainly very cool!
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This is why your tirades against science make no sense.

Are you saying that science doesn't know everything about it yet? Sure, no one disagrees.

Are you saying the explanation lies outside of science? Why would it? You want to invoke God to explain this?
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Dexter wrote:This is why your tirades against science make no sense.

Are you saying that science doesn't know everything about it yet? Sure, no one disagrees.

Are you saying the explanation lies outside of science? Why would it? You want to invoke God to explain this?
Actually, I'm actually asking if there is a scientific explanation for an event like this.
I am exercising my right to ask questions. I may have missed some scientific stud related to similar occurrences.

I'm about to "De-friend" you here on BT because of your defensive posture whenever you think science is being attacked.

Relax, bro. I know you champion science with all the gusto you can spew.
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ant wrote: I am exercising my right to ask questions. I may have missed some scientific stud related to similar occurrences.

I'm about to "De-friend" you here on BT because of your defensive posture whenever you think science is being attacked.

Relax, bro. I know you champion science with all the gusto you can spew.
That's fine. I was basing my response on 90% of your posts which are: Religion good, science bad.
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How does the homing pigeon find its way home? Many animals do, in fact, have a remarkable ability to find their way home or, like the salmon, migrate upstream to the precise place of their birth when they're ready to spawn.
Yes, I know that. It's remarkable.
But it's not an explanation.

Any substantive explanations other than it's "remarkable!"?

I'm being serious here.

But yes, it's truly remarkable, this extraordinary sense of direction. Like a gps in the brain!
But, where WOULD it be in the brain?
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Oh, you approve, Dexter?
great! I'm so glad you do!


"science bad"

Where have I said that?
Post a link, please
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ant wrote:
How does the homing pigeon find its way home? Many animals do, in fact, have a remarkable ability to find their way home or, like the salmon, migrate upstream to the precise place of their birth when they're ready to spawn.
Yes, I know that. It's remarkable.
But it's not an explanation.

Any substantive explanations other than it's "remarkable!"?

I'm being serious here.

But yes, it's truly remarkable, this extraordinary sense of direction. Like a gps in the brain!
But, where WOULD it be in the brain?
I personally don't have knowledge of how animals navigate. Why don't you Google it?

Given your usual agenda, I can see why Dexter was expecting another tirade against the fact that science can't explain everything. But now I understand that you're just throwing the question out in case someone here knows something about it.

Yes, somewhere in the brain. Or did you think there might be a supernatural explanation?
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ant wrote:Oh, you approve, Dexter?
great! I'm so glad you do!
I meant it was fine if you want to "de-friend" me.

My bad, I thought it was going to be another criticism of science and defense of the Vague, Generic Deity. As geo said, that is your usual agenda.

It is my chosen path to battle against VGD and defend science. I shall destroy VGD! (And other specific deities too)
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This argument reminds me of one I had once with a self-professed Christian. He was always putting science down for new discoveries; a paraphrase of his argument was "Science is always changing, but the Bible is always accurate and true." He mind was so closed you could not have opened it with dynamite. I finally gave up even trying to talk to him. No offense intended, but.....

On the other hand, "Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out." --James Oberg, American NASA scientist.
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