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I don't think it's an unreasonable thought at all, but I think there are a few very import things to considers: * If consciousness is indeed a variable quantit

I don't think it's an unreasonable thought at all, but I think there are a few very import things to considers: * If consciousness is indeed a variable quantity, then every single able bodied adult human has more "units" of consciousness than, say, a dog. The variation within a species is also probably pretty small compared to the gap between species. * Just like intelligence, the amount of consciousness that a person has is not a measure of their value.

astrocyte 11y ago
> Statement #1 is pointless w/o first defining what consciousness is. We don't know what it is and yet, via our own limited and vivid perspective, we speak as though we do. > Nothing is a measure of value if you really want to extend that. You'd have to understand a larger portion of the Universe and system to begin speaking in these terms. In any event, it's important sometimes to highlight the gaping holes in core views people carry on with. The gradient of consciousness between one human being and another could be as relatively vast as the one between ourselves and a newt and there is no scientifically grounded argument against it until you define what consciousness is.