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I believe it's panpsychism to believe so. I definitely do. If dogs have consciousness, then there is no line between dogs and humans. If mice have consciousne
by rland 6y ago
I believe it's panpsychism to believe so. I definitely do.
If dogs have consciousness, then there is no line between dogs and humans.
If mice have consciousness, then there is no line between mice and dogs.
If bugs have consciousness, then there is no line between bugs and mice.
etc.
Until you get to, say, a rock rolling down a hill to find the low-energy spot, or an electron... Does that have consciousness? Most people would say no, but I would say then, where does "no line" become "line"?
This is a fairly solid proof of panpsychism imo.
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You can go up the chain as well, from the complex (human beings) to the very-complex: groups of friends, to companies, which are collections of human beings, to the global economy, which is a collection of collections of human beings. I think that's as far up as it goes, but it is interesting to think about.
- Darvon 6y agoThe buhddists put in the legwork ages ago: the line is if the organism has a chemical stress response to stimuli. Like could an motivated human torture it and could it try and escape the situation.
- mromanuk 6y agoBut that's assuming the organism/thing can move. easy counter-example: a paralyzed human being.
- sidpatil 6y agoHow is that a counter-example? A paralyzed human can still exhibit a chemical or physical response to an external stressor or stimulus in general, such as body temperature, sweating, neural activity, etc.