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We don't equate self awareness with consciousness. Dogs are conscious, but still bark at themselves in a mirror.
by olyjohn 8mo ago
We don't equate self awareness with consciousness.
Dogs are conscious, but still bark at themselves in a mirror.
- pests 8mo agoThen there is the third axis, intelligence. To continue your chain: Eurasian magpies are conscious, but also know themselves in the mirror (the "mirror self-recognition" test). But yet, something is still missing.
- catlifeonmars 8mo agoThe mirror test doesn’t measure intelligence so much as it measures mirror aptitude. It’s prone to over fitting.
- mapontosevenths 8mo agoExactly, it's a poor test. Consider the implication that the blind cant be fully conscious. It's a test of perceptual ability, not introspection.
- AlecSchueler 8mo agoWhat's missing?