Comment on US Border Patrol detained a nursing mother and separated her from her infant daughter to the point that she needed medical attention as a result of not being able to nurse

• solsangraal@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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• garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m not religious and I don’t agree with the train of thought but I would think it’s probably something akin to “god sent these people to help me”

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• throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s evolution for ya.

  Even some non-human animals can develop superstituous beliefs.

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  • Emi@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You got my attention, now I’m curious. What animals do that?

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    • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      B.F. Skinner had a paper called “‘Superstition’ in the Pigeon”. This page gives a summary.

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      • Emi@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Awesome, thank you for the read.

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    • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      en.wikipedia.org/…/Operant_conditioning_chamber

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