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I mean you obviously can't prove a negative, but it stands to reason that a biochemical automaton is no more capable of 'suffering' than a wristwatch. Suffering
by mullingitover 6y ago
I mean you obviously can't prove a negative, but it stands to reason that a biochemical automaton is no more capable of 'suffering' than a wristwatch. Suffering, as humans define it, is really only possible with consciousness.
- axguscbklp 6y agoYes, there can be no suffering without consciousness. However, I do not know of any way to determine whether any being other than oneself is conscious.