Cursing computers, talking to plants, even putting pigs on trial: anthropomorphism may be irrational, but it's how we cope with an indifferent world

IT WAS a classic open-and-shut case. As Jehan Martin slept in his bed an intruder crept in, killed him and mutilated his body. Witnesses had seen a female enter the house on the day of the attack. She was subsequently taken into custody and tried in court. The trouble was the perpetrator happened to be a pig.

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