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>There really isn't a good "line on the sand" to distinguish who/what is conscious and who isn't for anything from humans to octopuses to microwaves to computer
by throwaway_law 7y ago
>There really isn't a good "line on the sand" to distinguish who/what is conscious and who isn't for anything from humans to octopuses to microwaves to computer programs.
I agree, but one step further I don't think we even have a base line definition for what consciousness really is, so how could we start defining what is and what isn't?
- shrimp_emoji 7y agoWe can't. Ever. Even with each other, we only assume. I can only see one ultimate conclusion: consciousness is a silly meme and doesn't really matter. (Then, a corollary: personhood is a silly meme and doesn't really matter.) :D
- throwaway_law 7y ago>Then, a corollary: personhood is a silly meme and doesn't really matter. The Supreme Court beat you to it and extended personhood to corporations. No one ever accused a corporation of being conscious.