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I'm not an expert in this domain, but I think it's pretty much scientific consensus that this is the case. Now experts can discuss details or semantics, but do
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I'm not an expert in this domain, but I think it's pretty much scientific consensus that this is the case.
Now experts can discuss details or semantics, but do you truly suggest cats might be conscious?
- leadingthenet 11y agoYes. They have been shown to be self-aware and aware of their surroundings, which satisfies the classical definition of consciousness. Unless you reject that definition, I'm not sure why you'd claim this.
- Melkman 11y agoCats haven't expressed self-recognition in the MSR test. However humans younger than 18 months also don't pass that test. So to say it is a measure of conciousness is quite a stretch.
- umanwizard 11y agoI'm not an expert either, but my understanding is that "consciousness" is still so poorly understood that it's more the realm of philosophy than science. In particular, we all know that we're conscious, but can't really explain what that means.