> intelligence, consciousness, free will Monkeys and many, many other animals already have the first two, and whether there is such a thing as "free will" hasn

> intelligence, consciousness, free will Monkeys and many, many other animals already have the first two, and whether there is such a thing as "free will" hasn't even been settled for humans. In fact it's pretty hard to prove an animal doesn't have consciousness, and we just keep and keep adding to the list of animals that have consciousness and experience human-like emotions. We humans really aren't so special in that regard. The next level is a bit more interesting, which is the question of which animals are able to develop a theory of mind, for which you need both consciousness and some intelligence.