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They may act like humans do when we dream, and their brain activity while they sleep looks similar to ours when we dream. But neither of these facts allows us t
by dooamq 2y ago
They may act like humans do when we dream, and their brain activity while they sleep looks similar to ours when we dream. But neither of these facts allows us to conclude that they're actually dreaming.
The verbal reports are key to our shared understanding that most humans experience dreams when sleeping. We do not have this for dogs or any other species.
- stvltvs 2y agoWhen it comes down to it, we can't say for sure that dream reports aren't the unconscious actions of philosophical zombies either. If we're willing to accept dream reports on the assumption that other people have conscious experiences, then it's not unreasonable to allow closely related animals the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie