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So by this definition bacteria has consciousness. I would have to disagree that bacteria are conscious.
by rustymonday 3y ago
So by this definition bacteria has consciousness. I would have to disagree that bacteria are conscious.
- 88913527 3y agoBacteria using their flagella to move away from danger seems like a conscious decision to me. It's analogous to the "Are viruses life?" question, where on the fringe it does get a bit more interesting. Any poorly defined term is going to raise interesting questions on its edge cases.
- Turskarama 3y agoA fridge turns on when the temperature sensor detects that it's too warm inside, is that consciousness?
- 88913527 3y agoCan a temperature sensor have experiences? It's stateless. Maybe that's an element to it. To revise, inputs and outputs with some concept of statefulness.
- Solvency 3y agoRelative to its own perspective and contextual existence, sure, yes it is. Does that intimidate your human consciousness for some reason?
- Turskarama 3y agoI think if you're going to define consciousness this simply then the word ceases to have any real meaning.
- scatterhead 3y agoThis is obviously not what people mean when they use the word. You've "resolved" the difficulty by just avoiding it.