timtyler comments on Why the beliefs/values dichotomy? - Less Wrong
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Actually, I think I would. I think that pretty much all nonhuman animals would also don't really have the belief/value distinction.
I think that having a belief/values distinction requires being at least as sophisticated as a human. There are cases where a human sets a particular goal and then does things that are unpleasant in the short term (like working hard and not wasting all day commenting on blogs) in order to obtain a long-term valuable thing.
Dogs value food, warmth and sex. They believe it is night outside. Much the same as humans, IOW.