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What about jellyfish or oysters? They don't have a brain and have very limited sensory and movement abilities. If they have an unconscious then why not carnivor
by mrob 10y ago
What about jellyfish or oysters? They don't have a brain and have very limited sensory and movement abilities. If they have an unconscious then why not carnivorous plants?
- Mitchhhs 10y agoYes exactly, I think its really the opposite though. Either the definition of unconscious is very loose and then I think plants would have it too, or its more related to have some sort of central nervous system of some level of complexity and in that case many animals wouldnt have an unconscious.
- Chris2048 10y agoconscious[ness] is a disputed work, and things like "Have scientists discovered the secret of consciousness" etc all the time. Until the definition, and underlying semantic assumptions, are clear, don't build too many linguistic castles on top of it.
- najajomo 10y ago@Chris2048: "conscious[ness] is a disputed work, and things like "Have scientists discovered the secret of consciousness" etc all the time. Until the definition, and underlying semantic assumptions, are clear, don't build too many linguistic castles on top of it." Modded into invisibility, looks like you violated one of the sacred tenets of Hacker News :)
- Chris2048 10y agoReally? I'm currently at 1 point. Though I do notice a lot of innocuous comments get down-voted, for some reason. I wish there was more to hold down-voters to account for unreasonable mods..