I had always been interested
in Pavlov’s dogs, it was my first true
awareness of forcing behavior
upon a dog, a species, another,
in the manner of Godhead.

Users, in pursuit of relativity,
perform experiments, atrocities,
we think, we feel, we know
are wrong.

Pavlov, to prove a point, a hypothesis,
a reason for being cognizant,
trained a reaction to an action
in a dog’s brain.

Seekers, in pursuit of relativity,
abstain from intruding irresponsibility,
knowing, thinking, feeling respect
and patience are right.

I haven’t always practiced
what I know and feel. Instead,
I’ve salivated with the rest
of the dogs, but, I’m learning, knowing,
full-circle, We are Pavlov’s gods.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 8/26/05

http://riri.essortment.com/pavlovdogs_oif.htm
http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/pavlov/readmore.html
http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00CsL4
http://www.versedaily.org/wbpfslsd.shtml


I found it an interesting point of perspective the first site listed uses the words 'meat powder' as opposed to the second site's 'when fed' as I researched and refreshed my memory of Pavlov. There is a distinct difference in connotation of this aspect of Pavlov's experiment, producing, in effect, a difference in 'translated understanding'. It makes me ponder the validity, again, of all written histories, religious manuals and dissertations of truth.

Someone wonders what happened to Pavlov's dogs after his experiments at the third site listed. The last is a poem of haunting quality and tearing perplexity of so-called 'human nature' in relation to 'dog nature'. There are other experiments going on as I type which have much more devastating and cruel affects on its victims of choice.

In a way, the world is a laboratory of morality with humanity as the victims, whether divinely designed, or not.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 8/28/05