primitive life forms are conscious

[scruffy]

This is something that has been exceedingly obvious to anyone who works with life.

But now scientists have officially recognized that primitive life forms are "most likely" conscious.

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness Which animals have the capacity for conscious experience? While much uncertainty remains, some points of wide agreement have emerged. First, there is strong scientific support for attributions of conscious experience to other mammals and to

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Reptiles, fish, insects ...

Scientists rethink animal consciousness: Reptiles, fish, and insects may be sentient

Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But today, that view is quickly changing.

www.thebrighterside.news

 

[fncceo]

But chicken still tastes great!

 

[JGalt]

But chicken still tastes great!

That's the same thing bears and wolves say about us.

 

[fncceo]

That's the same thing bears and wolves say about us.

Not much anymore ... since we invented firearms.

 

[JGalt]

Not much anymore ... since we invented firearms.

Thank God, Samuel Colt, and John Moses Colt for that. I'm not about to get into a wrasslin' match with no bear.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

This is something that has been exceedingly obvious to anyone who works with life.

But now scientists have officially recognized that primitive life forms are "most likely" conscious.

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness Which animals have the capacity for conscious experience? While much uncertainty remains, some points of wide agreement have emerged. First, there is strong scientific support for attributions of conscious experience to other mammals and to

sites.google.com

Reptiles, fish, insects ...

Scientists rethink animal consciousness: Reptiles, fish, and insects may be sentient

Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But today, that view is quickly changing.

www.thebrighterside.news

When I accidentally mowed over a wasps nest I witnessed firsthand how ANGRY the colony can get

 

[Carl in Michigan]