Actually I forgot to wear anything green. However, I did start the first day of Immunology. It was like being in a foreign country, where they speak a different language. I've never had Immunology before, and although I know a little already about the immune system, I can't say that I've ever studied it in depth. So I was a little lost today. Hopefully we can remedy that tomorrow. I spent all day studying, so I hope that that will help. Of course I didn't study what we're going over tomorrow, so then again maybe not.
Now, on the the first of my series of questions about the universe. I spent the better part of 2 minutes thinking about what to write here, so bear with me.
The question for today is this: Do dogs dream?
I forgot to say this, but I also plan on answering these questions as well. So my answer for today's question is as follows:
Like all scholarly pursuits, the first thing we have to do here is define our terms. Most importantly, what is a dog? Based on my personal experience, a dog is a mammal. It barks. It has teeth, and is also known as "man's best friend". Now, what is a dream? We could say that dreams are what you do when you're asleep, the bedtime stories that everyone tells themselves. We could say that. But we could also say that dreams are the things that you would like to do in the future. And in that sense, we then have to rephrase the question:
Do these barking, toothed, mammals that we love so much have things that they would like to do?
I think the answer to that question is yes. They want to eat. They want to chew on shoes. They want to beg for food. They want to chase squirrels. And most importantly, they desperately want someone to teach them to "roll over". At least that is what I have been told.
In conclusion, dogs dream. What Freud would have to say about their dreams remains a mystery, and my Superego won't let my Id make up lies about what he would say if he were here to ask.
Speaking of Id, The Wizard of Id is one of my favorite comic strips ever.
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