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Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare | Quanta Magazine (www.quantamagazine.org)

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An interesting read. "A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience consciousness." https://www.quantamagazine.org/insects-and-other-animals-have-consciousness-experts-declare-20240419/

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If consciousness is merely defined as being aware of one's surroundings: I would think that most living things have it.

Has the actual mechanism of consciousness been discovered? Do we know what causes it? Where it comes from? How it is separate from simply reacting to stimuli?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe the mechanism hasn’t been discovered because consciousness isn’t mechanical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What are you suggesting? What is the alternative?

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