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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] 13 points 7 months 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?

[–] SupremeFuzzler 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

What are you suggesting? What is the alternative?

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