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"Consider that the turkey's experience may have, rather than no value, a negative value. It learned from observation, as we are all advised to do . Its confidence increased as the number of friendly feedings grew, and it felt increasingly safe even though the slaughter was more and more imminent. Consider that the feeling of safety reached its maximum when the risk was at the highest!"
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