1000's of Dolphins Congregating

[Monica]

Opportunism.

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I've read that dolphins may temporarily aggregate into larger pods so this occurrence is not out of the ordinary, perhaps.

Dolphins are social animals, living in so called schools of up to a dozen animals. In places with high abundance of food, schools can join temporarily forming aggregations of over 1000 dolphins.

http://www.junglewalk.com/info/dolphin-i...ion-P2.htm

rie, don't spoil it!

Zenmaster, please correct me if I'm misinterpreting you, but you seem to be certain that dolphins are 'just animals' and behaving like simple 2D creatures, motivated only by basic instincts, and any aberrant behavior must be explained by basic needs for food etc.

Let's look at this logically.

Humans are 3D entities. (Wanderers notwithstanding) If humans were congregating in a large group, there would be a wide range of possible explanations:

They are gathered for entertainment (football game, concert, etc.)...they are attending a political or religious rally...they are meditating for world peace...or, they are simply trying to escape a hurricane and are in search of food.

It could be a lofty explanation (meditation) or a basic one (search for food).

Being that dolphins are, as Q'uo says, our 'brothers' then a similar range of possible explanations apply for them as well.

I agree with you that it's foolish to jump to conclusions and assume their gathering is highly significant.

But, no one did that on this thread. I posted it, seeking possible explanations. I got them. I had never heard of dolphins doing that before in such great numbers, so the possible explanation of them simply being in search of food is quite plausible, especially in light of increased ocean pollution.

However, I find the possible explanation of there being some sort of spiritual significance equally plausible, being that some humans engage in similar behavior, especially now at this nexus.

So, presupposing that one doesn't totally dismiss Q'uo as a source (which I realize some might indeed), then to assume their behavior cannot be significant and must be simple basic instinct, is just as presumptuous as assuming it is.

Therefore, the real issue is not whether higher 3D entities are capable of congregating for something other than food. They obviously are. If we accept Q'uo's statement, that is a given.

The real issue is whether we accept Q'uo's statement that they are higher 3D entities, in a state of their evolution near to ours, with the corresponding implications that there may even be Wanderers among them, or they may be aware of cosmic forces we know nothing about, or they may be in tune with Earth changes, or any other myriad plausible explanations for intelligent behavior.

So the discussion really isn't about whether higher 3D entities can behave in ways other than pure instinct. They obviously can.

The issue is whether we accept Q'uo's explanation about dolphins. Not everyone does and that's fine. But I think it might be helpful, in this conversation, to establish that.