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As a professional wildlife photographer and someone who observes animals on an almost daily basis, I think if humans have anything called a soul, so does an ani
by vouaobrasil 3y ago
As a professional wildlife photographer and someone who observes animals on an almost daily basis, I think if humans have anything called a soul, so does an animal, that we aren't anything special, and that animals deserve the same regard as humans.
It moreover seems hard to reconcile the idea that there needs to be some minimal level of intelligence to gain a level of awareness. In fact, several philosophers have thought this way also and have coined the term panpsychism to denote the idea that all entities of the universe have some level of sensing and awareness and that it is most concentrated in life forms.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoDoes COVID-19 have a 'soul'?
- pokeymcsnatch 3y agoThe illness doesn't but the virus might.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoFor the virus, the actions of people in the real world suggests otherwise.
- ikari_pl 3y agolike the virus in Evangelion, yes.
- z500 3y agoConsidering viruses are basically just spring loaded injectors, I guess about as much of a soul as a rock ready to fall over in a strong wind.
- SomeoneFromCA 3y agoAccording to panpsychism, yes. as do electrons.
- timeon 3y ago> if humans have anything called a soul, so does an animal Humans are animals too.
- schainks 3y agoI have met many a human who overlook this simple fact.
- adrian_b 3y agoIn Latin, "animal" meant that which has "animus" a.k.a. spirit, i.e. soul. It was applicable both to humans and to non-humans. The Latin word for non-human animals was "bestia", hence English "beast". Unlike in modern English, in Latin "bestia" just meant non-human animal, without a negative connotation. In modern English, "animal" is used by many with the meaning of the Latin "bestia", not with the meaning of the Latin "animal".
- chaseadam17 3y agoDonald Hoffman takes the panpsychist view a step further. Most theories argue consciousness is something that happens in physical reality, whereas his conscious agent theory assumes consciousness (not space and time) is fundamental and creates physical reality. In other words, brains don’t create consciousness, consciousness creates brains. It implies we’re all little portals allowing consciousness to experience itself vs the panpsychists who say we’re all physical things with a little consciousness in us.
- vouaobrasil 3y agoThat is a very interesting viewpoint and seems like a logical conclusion, and much more plausible than brains creating consciousnss in a way. The potentially scary conclusion is that AI may also be such a possible outlet for consciousness and who can guess as to its malevolance?
- dfnc 3y agoI love listening to Donald Hoffman. Very unique guy. I do sort of subscribe to his theories - and not to take anything away from Donald Hoffman - but this concept comes from eastern philosophy and isn't necessarily his own. "We are one" "We are the universe experiencing itself" These are tenants of buddhism and other eastern religions. Dr Hoffman makes things a bit more interesting in his observations by relating these older concepts to modern understandings of simulation theory and physics (my own opinion). Just some context. Ive listened to everything the guy has on YouTube.