# On the opposite of anthropomorphism

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**Created:** [April 10, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-opposite-of-anthropomorphism/982463 "2023-04-10T16:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-opposite-of-anthropomorphism/982463/9 "2023-04-10T22:40:22Z")

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> [@When pets don't bite. Is it out of love, fear, respect? Something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-pets-dont-bite-is-it-out-of-love-fear-respect-something-else/982295/18):
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> It also means “You are a member of my group and I’m getting my scent on you.

Now I wonder if, when I scratch my cat’s ears and such, he thinks I’m trying to get _my_ scent on _him_.

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