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Not really. We have a different word, sentience, for self-awareness alone in English. For example, monkeys are sentient. (presuming the self discrimination tes
by AstralStorm 8y ago
Not really. We have a different word, sentience, for self-awareness alone in English.
For example, monkeys are sentient. (presuming the self discrimination test is valid) Some birds are not known to be sentient. Are they conscious? Who knows. Consciousness is a misdefined grab bag of things.