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Does that mean sentient beings need to have had the evolutionary history that people have had? After all why would aliens have feelings like we have feelings? D
by lordnacho 4y ago
Does that mean sentient beings need to have had the evolutionary history that people have had? After all why would aliens have feelings like we have feelings? Don't we have feelings because either it was useful to our ancestors, or they are a spandrel of something that was?
- pegasus 4y agoMaybe that's all there is to it. But maybe not. These questions are not settled. It might seem obvious to you, but it doesn't seem so to me. Check out some of my other comments in this thread if you'd like to understand where my reservations come from.